Barkhad Abdi
Actor
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).
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Filmography
Captain Phillips
as Muse 2013
Good Time
as Dash the Park Security Guard 2017
Grimsby
as Tabansi Nyagura 2016
Eye in the Sky
as Jama Farah 2015
Extortion
as Miguel Kaba 2017
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
as Wiraj 2018
The Pirates of Somalia
as Abdi 2017
Tyson's Run
as Aklilu 2022
Agent Game
as Omar 2022
Beneath a Sea of Lights
as Caweys 2020
A Girl from Mogadishu
as Hassan 2019
Run
as Ismael 2025
Wolf Who Cried Boy
as Reggie 2015
America; I Too
as Ahmed 2017
Alfalfa
TBA
Magan's Fare
as Magan 2025