Barkhad Abdi
Actor · Executive Producer
Born Apr 10, 1985 · Mogadishu, Somalia
Active 1999–present · Awards: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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…
Filmography
Run (2025) — IsmaelMagan's Fare (2025) — MaganBlade Runner 2049 (2017) — Doc BadgerCaptain Phillips (2013) — MuseFamily Guy (1999) — Abduwali Muse (voice)Hawaii Five-0 (2010) — Roko MakoniGood Time (2017) — Dash the Park Security GuardEye in the Sky (2015) — Jama FarahCastle Rock (2018) — Abdi HowlwadaagGrimsby (2016) — Tabansi NyaguraThe Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018) — WirajTyson's Run (2022) — AkliluBlade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) — Doc Badger (voice)The Pirates of Somalia (2017) — AbdiExtortion (2017) — Miguel KabaCarol & the End of the World (2023) — (voice)The Curse (2023) — AbshirLittle America (2020)Agent Game (2022) — OmarBlight (2023) — Executive ProducerBeneath a Sea of Lights (2020) — CaweysA Girl from Mogadishu (2019) — HassanWolf Who Cried Boy (2015) — ReggieAmerica; I Too (2017) — Ahmed