Barkhad Abdi

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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Barkhad Abdi Movies

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Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Drama Science Fiction
Officer K is a blade runner, a hunter of rogue synthetic humans, operating in a Los Angeles that has grown darker and stranger since the 2020s. When a routine assignment...
Score 7.6
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Good Time

Good Time (2017)

Crime Drama Thriller
When a bank job goes catastrophically wrong, Connie Nikas finds himself racing through the nocturnal depths of New York City, willing to cross every ethical line to spring his incarcerated...
Score 7.2
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Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky (2015)

Drama Thriller War
A British military commander orchestrates a covert drone strike against suspected terrorists in Kenya, but when intelligence suggests an imminent suicide attack, the operation's rules of engagement shift dramatically. As...
Score 7.0
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Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips (2013)

Action Drama Thriller
When Somali pirates storm the bridge of an American cargo vessel, Captain Richard Phillips becomes an unwilling hostage in a tense standoff that transforms into a matter of life and...
Score 7.5

Barkhad Abdi TV Shows

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Castle Rock

Castle Rock (2018)

Drama Mystery
In the isolated Maine town of Castle Rock, supernatural dread seeps into the everyday. Drawing from Stephen King's interconnected universe, the series pulls together characters and storylines that share DNA...
Score 7.2

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