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.

Filmography

• 2025Magan's Fare — Magan
• 2025Run — Ismael
• 2023Blight — Executive Producer
• Carol & the End of the World — (voice)
• The Curse — Abshir
• 2022Agent Game — Omar
• 2022Tyson's Run — Aklilu
• Blade Runner: Black Lotus — Doc Badger (voice)
• 2020Beneath a Sea of Lights — Caweys
• Little America
• 2019A Girl from Mogadishu — Hassan
• Castle Rock — Abdi Howlwadaag
• 2018The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir — Wiraj
• 2017America; I Too — Ahmed
• 2017Blade Runner 2049 — Doc Badger
• 2017Extortion — Miguel Kaba
• 2017Good Time — Dash the Park Security Guard
• 2017The Pirates of Somalia — Abdi
• 2016Grimsby — Tabansi Nyagura
• 2015Eye in the Sky — Jama Farah
• 2015Wolf Who Cried Boy — Reggie
• 2013Captain Phillips — Muse
• Hawaii Five-0 — Roko Makoni
• Family Guy — Abduwali Muse (voice)
• Alfalfa
• Maalstroom — Bahdoon
• Synthetic

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2014Capturing Captain Phillips — Self
• 2014The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes — Self
• Live from E! — Self