Barkhad Abdi

Acting

Born 1985-04-10 Mogadishu, Somalia 29 credits BAFTA Awards 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

2014 Best Supporting Actor Nominated Captain Phillips

Golden Globe Awards 1 nominated

2013 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated Captain Phillips

BAFTA Awards 1 won

2014 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Won Captain Phillips

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominated

2014 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated Captain Phillips

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 1 nominated

2013 Best Supporting Actor Nominated Captain Phillips

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor 1 nominated

2013 Best Supporting Actor Nominated Captain Phillips

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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.

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Filmography

Acting 25 credits