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