Born 1985 (age 41) · Mogadishu, Somalia
Appears in 29 titles

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.

Filmography

Blade Runner 2049
7.6
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as Doc Badger
Captain Phillips
7.5
Captain Phillips
2013
as Muse
Good Time
7.2
Good Time
2017
as Dash the Park Security Guard
Grimsby
6.0
Grimsby
2016
as Tabansi Nyagura
Eye in the Sky
7.0
Eye in the Sky
2015
as Jama Farah
Extortion
6.2
Extortion
2017
as Miguel Kaba
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
The Pirates of Somalia
6.9
The Pirates of Somalia
2017
as Abdi
Tyson's Run
7.7
Tyson's Run
2022
as Aklilu
Agent Game
5.0
Agent Game
2022
as Omar
Beneath a Sea of Lights
5.9
Beneath a Sea of Lights
2020
as Caweys
A Girl from Mogadishu
5.8
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
as Hassan
Run
3.0
Run
2025
as Ismael
Capturing Captain Phillips
6.3
Capturing Captain Phillips
2014
as Self
Wolf Who Cried Boy
1.0
Wolf Who Cried Boy
2015
as Reggie
America; I Too
1.0
America; I Too
2017
as Ahmed
Alfalfa
Magan's Fare
Magan's Fare
2025
as Magan
Synthetic