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Omar Abdi
Omar Abdi is as Finnish-Somalian actor and youth councelor. Abdi emigrated to Finland as a refugee when he was 8 years old. He grew up in Finland and became a youth counselor, and…
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Omar Abdi is as Finnish-Somalian actor and youth councelor. Abdi emigrated to Finland as a refugee when he was 8 years old. He grew up in Finland and became a youth counselor, and worked with young people in the capital region for more than 20 years. Abdi has moved back to Somaliland around 2023. Abdi's acting career started when he met director Juho Kuosmanen in a café, while Kuosmanen and Khadar Ayderus Ahmed were looking for actors for their short film Citizens (2008).
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2026
A Tribe Called Love
Movie Abdalla
- 2026
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2022
The Woodcutter Story
Movie Aimo
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2022
Zone B
TV show Vartija
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2021
The Gravedigger's Wife
Movie Guled
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2008
Citizens
Movie Yasin
