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Barkhad Abdi
Mogadishu, Somalia
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 biographica…
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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.
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2025
Run
Movie Ismael
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2025
Magan's Fare
Movie Magan
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2023
Carol & the End of the World
TV show (voice)
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2023
The Curse
TV show Abshir
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2023
Blight
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Agent Game
Movie Omar
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2022
Tyson's Run
Movie Aklilu
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2021
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
TV show Doc Badger (voice)
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2020
Beneath a Sea of Lights
Movie Caweys
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2020
Little America
TV show
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2019
A Girl from Mogadishu
Movie Hassan
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2018
Castle Rock
TV show Abdi Howlwadaag
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2018
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
Movie Wiraj
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2017
The Pirates of Somalia
Movie Abdi
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2017
Blade Runner 2049
Movie Doc Badger
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2017
Good Time
Movie Dash the Park Security Guard
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2017
America; I Too
Movie Ahmed
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2017
Extortion
Movie Miguel Kaba
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2016
Grimsby
Movie Tabansi Nyagura
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2015
Eye in the Sky
Movie Jama Farah
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2015
Wolf Who Cried Boy
Movie Reggie
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2014
Capturing Captain Phillips
Movie Self
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2013
Captain Phillips
Movie Muse
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2010
Hawaii Five-0
TV show Roko Makoni
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2002
Live from E!
TV show Self
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1999
Family Guy
TV show Abduwali Muse (voice)
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Synthetic
Movie
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Alfalfa
Movie
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Maalstroom
Movie Bahdoon
