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.
18 movies · 8 shows
Run
2025·4.0
Magan's Fare
2025·0.0
Agent Game
2022·5.0
Tyson's Run
2022·7.7
Beneath a Sea of Lights
2020·5.9
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019·5.8
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018·6.9
The Pirates of Somalia
2017·6.9
Blade Runner 2049
2017·7.6
Good Time
2017·7.2
America; I Too
2017·1.0
Extortion
2017·6.2
Grimsby
2016·6.0
Eye in the Sky
2015·7.0
Wolf Who Cried Boy
2015·1.0
Capturing Captain Phillips
2014·6.5
The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes
2014·0.0
Captain Phillips
2013·7.5