Barkhad Abdi

Actor

Born: April 10, 1985 (41 years old)

Place of birth: Mogadishu, Somalia

Biography

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.

Filmography (18)

• Captain Phillips (2013, ★ 7.5)
• Eye in the Sky (2015, ★ 7)
• Family Guy (1999, ★ 7.4)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2010, ★ 7.7)
• Extortion (2017, ★ 6.2)
• Grimsby (2016, ★ 6)
• The Pirates of Somalia (2017, ★ 6.9)
• Blade Runner 2049 (2017, ★ 7.6)
• Good Time (2017, ★ 7.2)
• The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018, ★ 6.9)
• Tyson's Run (2022, ★ 7.7)
• Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021, ★ 7)
• Carol & the End of the World (2023, ★ 7.5)
• The Curse (2023, ★ 6.4)
• Castle Rock (2018, ★ 7.2)
• Little America (2020, ★ 6.7)
• Agent Game (2022, ★ 5)
• Beneath a Sea of Lights (2020, ★ 5.9)