Barkhad Abdi
Acting
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…
Filmography
26
Run
2025
Magan's Fare
2025
Carol & the End of the World
2023
The Curse
2023
Blight
2023
Agent Game
2022
Tyson's Run
2022
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
2021
Beneath a Sea of Lights
2020
Little America
2020
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
Castle Rock
2018
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018
The Pirates of Somalia
2017
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Good Time
2017
America; I Too
2017
Extortion
2017
Grimsby
2016
Eye in the Sky
2015
Wolf Who Cried Boy
2015
Captain Phillips
2013
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Family Guy
1999
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Alfalfa
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