Barkhad Abdi
Acting
26 credits
Birthday
Apr 10, 1985 (40 years)
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 ...
Movies (18)
Movie
7.6
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Movie
7.5
Captain Phillips
2013
Movie
6.0
Grimsby
2016
Movie
6.9
The Pirates of Somalia
2017
Movie
6.9
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018
Movie
7.2
Good Time
2017
Movie
7.0
Eye in the Sky
2015
Movie
5.1
Agent Game
2022
Movie
6.2
Extortion
2017
Movie
2.5
Run
2025
Movie
7.7
Tyson's Run
2022
Movie
5.8
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
Movie
1.0
America; I Too
2017
Movie
Synthetic
Movie
Alfalfa
Movie
Magan's Fare
2025
Movie
1.0
Wolf Who Cried Boy
2015
Movie
5.9
Beneath a Sea of Lights
2020