Barkhad Abdi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 10 April 1985 · Mogadishu, Somalia
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barkhad Abdi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting 22
- 2026Maalstroom as Bahdoon
- 2026Synthetic
- 2026Alfalfa
- 2025Run as Ismael
- 2025Magan's Fare as Magan
- 2022Agent Game as Omar
- 2022Tyson's Run as Aklilu
- 2020Beneath a Sea of Lights as Caweys
- 2019A Girl from Mogadishu as Hassan
- 2018The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir as Wiraj
- 2017The Pirates of Somalia as Abdi
- 2017Blade Runner 2049 as Doc Badger
- 2017Good Time as Dash the Park Security Guard
- 2017America; I Too as Ahmed
- 2017Extortion as Miguel Kaba
- 2016Grimsby as Tabansi Nyagura
- 2015Eye in the Sky as Jama Farah
- 2015Wolf Who Cried Boy as Reggie
- 2014The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes as Self
- 2014Capturing Captain Phillips as Self
- 2013Captain Phillips as Muse
- 1999Family Guy as Abduwali Muse (voice) · 1 episode
Production 1
- 2023Blight · executive producer