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