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Barkhad Abdi is a male actor, film director, and film producer who began his work period in 2012. He was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on April 10, 1985. Abdi holds citizenship in both Somalia and the United States and resides in Los Angeles. He speaks English and follows Islam. His name in his native language is برخد عبدي.
Abdi was educated at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His fields of work include acting and film direction.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Run — Ismael2025
- Magan's Fare — Magan2025
- The Curse — Abshir2023
- Carol & the End of the World — (voice)2023
- Agent Game — Omar2022
- Tyson's Run — Aklilu2022
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus — Doc Badger (voice)2021
- Beneath a Sea of Lights — Caweys2020
- Little America2020
- A Girl from Mogadishu — Hassan2019
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1985-04-10 ) April 10, 1985 (age 41) , Mogadishu , Somalia
- Education
- Minnesota State University, Moorhead
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2013–present
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mogadishu
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- Barkhad Abdi at LFCC Awards.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1985-04-10
- nominated for
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Commons category
- Barkhad Abdi
- name in native language
- برخد عبدي
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- social media followers
- 17037
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Encyclopedic overview
Barkhad Abdi (Somali: Barkhad Cabdi, IPA: [bàrxád̪ ʕábd̪ì]; born April 10, 1985) is a Somali 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 Actor 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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