Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi
Abdi at the 2014 New York Film Festival
Born	(1985-04-10) April 10, 1985 (age 39) Mogadishu, Somalia
Education	Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present
Awards	Full list

Barkhad Abdi (Somali: Barkhad Cabdi, [barxad ʕabdi];^[1] born April 10, 1985) is a Somali-bantu 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 a recurring role in the Showtime satirical comedy series The Curse (2023).