Barkhad Abdi
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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
Credits
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
as Doc Badger
Captain Phillips (2013)
as Muse
Good Time (2017)
as Dash the Park Security Guard
Grimsby (2016)
as Tabansi Nyagura
Eye in the Sky (2015)
as Jama Farah
Extortion (2017)
as Miguel Kaba
Agent Game (2022)
as Omar
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
as Abdi
Tyson's Run (2022)
as Aklilu
Run (2025)
as Ismael
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018)
as Wiraj
Capturing Captain Phillips (2014)
as Self
Alfalfa (—)
Actor
America; I Too (2017)
as Ahmed
A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)
as Hassan
The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes (2014)
as Self
Synthetic (—)
Actor
Wolf Who Cried Boy (2015)
as Reggie
Magan's Fare (2025)
as Magan
Beneath a Sea of Lights (2020)
as Caweys