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Barkhad Abdi
Actor

Barkhad Abdi

Born April 10, 1985 in Mogadishu, Somalia

6 films

Barkhad Abdi (Somali: Barkhad Cabdi, IPA:[bàrxád̪ ʕábd̪ì]; born April 10, 1985) is a Somali-American actor. He made his acting debut as the pirate Abduwali Muse in the biographical drama film Captain Phillips (2013), which earned him a British Academy Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, along with Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Following his breakthrough, Abdi appeared in the films Eye in the Sky (2015), Good Time (2017), The Pirates of Somalia (2017), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Outside of film, he was featured as a series regular on the second season of the Hulu horror anthology Castle Rock (2019) and had a recurring role in the Showtime satirical comedy series The Curse (2023). C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards

1 win, 4 nominations

Filmography 6

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018) movie poster
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir2018
Extortion (2017) movie poster
Extortion2017
Good Time (2017) movie poster
Good Time2017
The Pirates of Somalia (2017) movie poster
The Pirates of Somalia2017
Eye in the Sky (2015) movie poster
Eye in the Sky2015
Captain Phillips (2013) movie poster
Captain Phillips2013