Actor
Barkhad Abdi
Born 1985 · 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 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.
Acting
Blade Runner 2049
Doc Badger · 2017
Captain Phillips
Muse · 2013
Family Guy
Abduwali Muse (voice) · 1999
Hawaii Five-0
Roko Makoni · 2010
Good Time
Dash the Park Security Guard · 2017
Eye in the Sky
Jama Farah · 2015
Castle Rock
Abdi Howlwadaag · 2018
Grimsby
Tabansi Nyagura · 2016
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
Wiraj · 2018
Tyson's Run
Aklilu · 2022
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Doc Badger (voice) · 2021
The Pirates of Somalia
Abdi · 2017
Extortion
Miguel Kaba · 2017
Carol & the End of the World
(voice) · 2023
The Curse
Abshir · 2023
Agent Game
Omar · 2022
Beneath a Sea of Lights
Caweys · 2020
Capturing Captain Phillips
Self · 2014
A Girl from Mogadishu
Hassan · 2019
Live from E!
Self · 2002
Run
Ismael · 2025
America; I Too
Ahmed · 2017
Wolf Who Cried Boy
Reggie · 2015
The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes
Self · 2014