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Barkhad Abdi

Name in Native Language: "برخد عبدي" (Arabic/AR)
Actor / Film Director / Film Producer | * 04/10/1985 (38) | Mogadischu
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Barkhad Abdi (Somali: Barkhad Cabdi; born April 10, 1985) is a Somali-American actor. He made his acting debut as Somali 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 a recurring role in the Showtime satirical comedy series The Curse (2023). ()
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Barkhad Abdi was born on April 10, 1985 in Mogadishu, Somalia, as Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi. He is an actor, known for Capitán Phillips (2013), Eye in the Sky (2015) and Good Time (2017).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for Barkhad Abdi

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
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Movies with Barkhad Abdi as Actor(14)

as Aklilu2022 Tyson's Run
as Omar2022 Agent Game
as Hassan2019 A Girl From Mogadishu
as Doc Badger2017 Blade Runner 2049
as Ahmed2017 America; I Too
as Dash, the Park Security Guard2017 Good Time
as Miguel Kaba2017 Extortion
as Tabansi Nyagura2016 Grimsby
as Jama Farah2016 Eye in the Sky
as Reggie2015 Wolf Who Cried Boy
as Muse2013 Captain Phillips

TV Shows/Series with Barkhad Abdi as Actor(6)

as Doc Badger (voice)2021 Blade Runner: Black Lotus
as Abdi Howlwadaag2018 Castle Rock
as Abduwali Muse (voice)1999 Family Guy

Additional Information

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Full Name: Barkhad Abdi
Born: Wednesday, 04/10 1985 (April) in Mogadischu (current age: 38 years + 353 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Minnesota State University Moorhead, Roosevelt High School
Other names for Barkhad Abdi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Μπαρκάντ Αμπντί"
"Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi"
Barkhad Abdi frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Mae Whitman (20x, Actress)
Gary Cole (19x, Actor)
Nicole Sullivan (19x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:61416, Added: 05/21/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024