Acting
Barkhad Abdi
Biography
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.
Also known as
Μπαρκάντ Αμπντί · Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi · بارخاد عبدی
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
28
Acting credits
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Directing
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Writing
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Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 7.7Hawaii Five-0
2010 · tv · as Roko Makoni
- 2
★ 7.7Tyson's Run
2022 · movie · as Aklilu
- 3
★ 7.6Blade Runner 2049
2017 · movie · as Doc Badger
- 4
★ 7.5Captain Phillips
2013 · movie · as Muse
- 5
★ 7.4Family Guy
1999 · tv · as Abduwali Muse (voice)
- 6
★ 7.3Carol & the End of the World
2023 · tv · as (voice)
- 7
★ 7.2Castle Rock
2018 · tv · as Abdi Howlwadaag
- 8
★ 7.2Good Time
2017 · movie · as Dash the Park Security Guard
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
