Barkhad Abdi

Biography

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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Known For

Family Guy

Abduwali Muse (voice)

Hawaii Five-0

Roko Makoni

Blade Runner 2049

Doc Badger

Carol & the End of the World

(voice)

Castle Rock

Abdi Howlwadaag

Eye in the Sky

Jama Farah

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

Wiraj

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Doc Badger (voice)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Run	Ismael
2025	Magan's Fare	Magan
2022	Agent Game	Omar
2022	Tyson's Run	Aklilu
2020	Beneath a Sea of Lights	Caweys
2019	A Girl from Mogadishu	Hassan
2018	The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir	Wiraj
2017	Extortion	Miguel Kaba
2017	The Pirates of Somalia	Abdi
2017	Blade Runner 2049	Doc Badger
2017	Good Time	Dash the Park Security Guard
2017	America; I Too	Ahmed
2016	Grimsby	Tabansi Nyagura
2015	Eye in the Sky	Jama Farah
2015	Wolf Who Cried Boy	Reggie
2013	Captain Phillips	Muse
	Alfalfa
	Synthetic

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	The Curse	Abshir
2023	Carol & the End of the World	(voice)
2021	Blade Runner: Black Lotus	Doc Badger (voice)
2020	Little America
2018	Castle Rock	Abdi Howlwadaag
2010	Hawaii Five-0	Roko Makoni
2002	Live from E!	Self
1999	Family Guy	Abduwali Muse (voice)