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