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      Barkhad Abdi

      Barkhad Abdi

      Highest Rated: 95% Eye in the Sky (2015)

      Lowest Rated: 21% Agent Game (2022)

      Birthday: Apr 10, 1985

      Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia

      Somali-born Barkhad Abdi gave one of the most indelible performances of 2013, playing a real-life pirate who overtook an American freighter in the harrowing thriller "Captain Phillips" from director Paul Greengrass. Despite having never acted before, Abdi's soulful presence underscored the desperation of hijacker Abduwali Muse, who abducted American captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) in an ill-fated attempt to gain a fortune in ransom money. Like the Cambodian doctor Haing S. Ngor did for his role in "The Killing Fields" (1984), Abdi drew on his own real-life experiences as a witness to the violence in Somalia for his performance and earned an Oscar nomination for his efforts. In the process, Abdi not only delivered a stellar performance which launched a promising acting career, but also put a sympathetic face on the conditions that drove many of his countrymen to commit criminal acts like those depicted in the film.

      Highest rated movies

      Eye in the Sky Captain Phillips Good Time
      A Girl From Mogadishu
      Blade Runner 2049 Tyson's Run The Pirates of Somalia The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

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      Barkhad Abdi CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, from left: Barkhad Abdirahman, Barkhad Abdi, 2013. ph: Hopper Stone/©Columbia Pictures EXTORTION, BARKHAD ABDI, 2017. © LIONSGATE EYE IN THE SKY, Barkhad Abdi, 2015. ph: Keith Bernstein/© Bleecker Street Media Hawaii Five-O, Alex O'Loughlin (L), Barkhad Abdi (R), 09/20/2010, ©CBS Hawaii Five-O, Scott Caan (L), Alex O'Loughlin (C), Barkhad Abdi (R), 09/20/2010, ©CBS Hawaii Five-O, Scott Caan (L), Alex O'Loughlin (C), Barkhad Abdi (R), 'E 'Imi pono (Searching for the Truth)', Season 5, Ep. #15, 02/13/2015, ©KSITE Hawaii Five-O, Barkhad Abdi (L), Alex O'Loughlin (R), E 'Imi pono (Searching for the Truth), Season 5, Ep. #15, 2015, ©KSITE Hawaii Five-O, Alex O'Loughlin (L), Barkhad Abdi (R), 09/20/2010, ©CBS DABKA, L-R: BARKHAD ABDI, EVAN PETERS, 2017. EXTORTION, FROM LEFT: EION BAILEY, BARKHAD ABDI, 2017. © LIONSGATE CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Faysal Ahmed (left), Barkhad Abdi (front), 2013./©Columbia Pictures THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF THE FAKIR, BARKHARD ABDI, 2018. © CRADLE WALK PICTURES GOOD TIME, BARKHAD ABDI, 2017. © A24 Barkhad Abdi, Faysal Ahmed at arrivals for The 86th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals 3 - Oscars 2014, The Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles, CA March 2, 2014. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Barkhad Abdi at arrivals for The Academy Awards: The Hollywood Reporter (THR) Nominees Night Celebration, Spago, Los Angeles, CA February 10, 2014. Photo By: Sara Cozolino/Everett Collection Barkhad Abdi, guest at arrivals for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - ARRIVALS 2, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Barkhad Abdi at arrivals for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - ARRIVALS 1, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      21% 71% Agent Game Omar (Character) - 2022
      67% 86% Tyson's Run Aklilu (Character) - 2022
      No Score Yet 54% Beneath a Sea of Lights Caweys (Character) - 2020
      89% 80% A Girl From Mogadishu Hassan (Character) - 2019
      59% 83% The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Wiraj (Character) $56.7K 2018
      67% 70% The Pirates of Somalia Abdi (Character) - 2017
      88% 88% Blade Runner 2049 Doc Badger (Character) $91.5M 2017
      91% 82% Good Time Dash (Character) $2.0M 2017
      No Score Yet 53% Extortion Miguel Kaba (Character) - 2017
      No Score Yet 100% Men in the Arena Unknown (Character) - 2015
      95% 82% Eye in the Sky Jama Farah (Character) $18.7M 2015
      93% 89% Captain Phillips Muse (Character) $107.1M 2013

      TV

      Credit
      97% 84% Little America Mohamed (Character) 2022
      88% 79% Castle Rock Abdi Omar (Character) 2019
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2017
      No Score Yet 65% Family Guy Abduwali Muse (Guest Voice) 2016
      No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
      No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2014
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2014