Biography
Barkhad Abdi
Acting
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 (2…
Career works
28
Movies
20
Series
8
Career average
6.1/10
Birth date
04/10/1985
Place of birth
Mogadishu, Somalia
Filmography highlights
Movies
Run
2025 · 4.0
Magan's Fare
2025
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
Series
