Barkhad Abdi
Known for
Acting
Born
April 10, 1985 (age 41)
Birthplace
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 on the second season of the Hulu horror anthology Castle Rock (2019) and had a recurring role in the...
Best known work
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Captain Phillips
2013
Family Guy
1999
Good Time
2017
Grimsby
2016
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Eye in the Sky
2015
Castle Rock
2018
Extortion
2017
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018Filmography
TBA
TBA
TBA
Maalstroomas Bahdoon
2025
Runas Ismael
2025
Magan's Fareas Magan
2023
2023
2023
BlightExecutive Producer
2022
Agent Gameas Omar
2022
Tyson's Runas Aklilu
2021
2020
Beneath a Sea of Lightsas Caweys
2020
2019
A Girl from Mogadishuas Hassan
2018
2018
2017
The Pirates of Somaliaas Abdi
2017
Blade Runner 2049as Doc Badger
2017
Good Timeas Dash the Park Security Guard
2017
America; I Tooas Ahmed
2017
Extortionas Miguel Kaba
2016
Grimsbyas Tabansi Nyagura
2015
Eye in the Skyas Jama Farah
2015
Wolf Who Cried Boyas Reggie
2014
Capturing Captain Phillipsas Self