Barkhad Abdi
Birthday
1985/04/10 (40 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mogadishu, Somalia
Also know as
Μπαρκάντ Αμπντί, Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi, بارخاد عبدی
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...Read more
Acting
(2022) Agent Game
as Omar
(2013) Captain Phillips
as Muse
(2015) Eye in the Sky
as Jama Farah
(2017) Extortion
as Miguel Kaba
(2016) Grimsby
as Tabansi Nyagura
(2017) The Pirates of Somalia
as Abdi
(2015) Wolf Who Cried Boy
as Reggie
(2017) Blade Runner 2049
as Doc Badger
(2017) Good Time
as Dash the Park Security Guard
(2018) The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
as Wiraj
(2017) America; I Too
as Ahmed
(2019) A Girl from Mogadishu
as Hassan
(2020) Beneath a Sea of Lights
as Caweys
(2022) Tyson's Run
as Aklilu
Alfalfa
as ---
(2025) Run
as ---
(2025) Magan's Fare
as Magan
Synthetic
as ---
(2002) Live from E!
as Self
(2021) Blade Runner: Black Lotus
as Doc Badger (voice)
(2023) The Curse
as Abshir
(2023) Carol & the End of the World
as (voice)
(2018) Castle Rock
as Abdi Howlwadaag
(2020) Little America
as ---
(1999) Family Guy
as Abduwali Muse (voice)
(2010) Hawaii Five-0
as Roko Makoni