Barkhad Abdi

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Barkhad Abdi
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2014)

Barkhad Abdi (

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).

Early life

Barkhad Abdi was born to Somali parents on April 10, 1985, in

Somali community.[4]

He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2003 and attended Minnesota State University Moorhead.[4] Before entering the film industry, Abdi sold mobile phones at his brother's shop at a mall in Minneapolis. He also worked as a limousine driver at a relative's chauffeur company and as a DJ.[5][6]

Acting career

Captain Phillips

Toronto Film Festival
, 2015

Abdi made his debut in the

BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor.[11] Abdi's experience in Captain Phillips was his first in the film industry.[12]

Later career

In 2015, Abdi appeared in an episode of the series

The Brothers Grimsby.[15] In the 2017 film The Pirates of Somalia, Abdi played the Somali government-sponsored local agent and translator for Canadian freelance journalist Jay Bahadur. His character coordinates interviews between local pirate leaders and Bahadur, who records the motivations of Somali piracy in the weeks leading up to the Maersk Alabama hijacking. In October 2017, Abdi featured in Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, in a minor role of a scientist.[16] Abdi made his directorial debut with the Somali film Ciyaalka Xaafada. He has directed several music videos.[4]

In 2022, he acted in the films Tyson's Run and Agent Game starring Mel Gibson and appeared in the Apple TV+ series Little America.[17] In 2023 he acted in the A24 / Showtime satirical comedy-drama series The Curse starring Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder, and Benny Safdie.

Philanthropy

In 2013, Abdi began to serve as an Ambassador for

non-governmental organisation founded by the Somali environmentalist Fatima Jibrell.[18]

Personal life

Abdi resided in Los Angeles, California as of 2014[19] and in 2016 lived in Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, Minnesota.[20] The bump on his forehead is from a car crash he was in prior to auditioning for Captain Phillips.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Captain Phillips Abduwali Muse
2015 Eye in the Sky Jama Farah
Wolf Who Cried Boy Reggie Short film
2016 Grimsby Tabansi Nyagura
2017 Extortion Miguel Kaba
Good Time Dash
Blade Runner 2049
Doc Badger
The Pirates of Somalia Abdi
2018 The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Wiraj
2019 A Girl from Mogadishu Hassan
2020 Beneath a Sea of Lights[22] Caweys
2022 Tyson's Run Aklilu
Agent Game Omar

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Roko Makoni Episode: "E 'Imi pono"
2016 Family Guy Abduwali Muse (voice) Episode: "Road to India"
2019 Castle Rock Abdi Omar 9 episodes
2021–2022 Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Doc Badger
(voice) 		6 episodes
2022 Little America Mohamed Episode: "Camel on a Stick"
2023 The Curse Abshir 6 episodes
2023
Carol & The End of The World
 		Bashiir Hassan (voice) Episode: “
The Life & Times of Bashiir Hassan
”

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Barkhad Abdi

References

  1. ^ "Filim Soomaali jilay oo la magacaabay". BBC News Somali (in Somali). January 16, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Reinisch, Leo. Die Somali-sprache: Texte. Vol. 1. A. Hölder, 1903.
  3. ^ "Entertainment Pop". ABCNews.com. January 21, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Production Notes". The Walt Disney Company Nordic. Retrieved October 19, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Oscar nod for Minneapolis' Barkhad Abdi in 'Captain Phillips'". KARE. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  6. ^ Bertram, Colin (January 12, 2014). "2014 Golden Globes: Old Guard vs. New". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  7. ^ Ryan, Mike. "I Can't Believe I'm Doing A Scene With The Forrest Gump Guy!". HuffPost.
  8. ^ "Somali-American Actor Stars in 'Captain Phillips' Movie". Voice of America. October 11, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  9. Gannett Company. Archived from the original
    on October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  10. Independent.co.uk
    . March 5, 2014.
  11. ^ "Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture". Golden Globe Awards. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014.
  12. ^ Rottenberg, Josh. "Oscars 2014: Barkhad Abdi reacts to his Best Supporting Actor nomination". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  13. ^ "HAWAII FIVE-0 Recap "E 'Imi pono"". Seat42F. February 19, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  14. ^ "Judd Apatow's 'Trainwreck' Casts Up: Tilda Swinton, Barkhad Abdi and John Cena Sign On". Slashfilm.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  15. ^ Reilly, Travis (October 28, 2014). "'Breaking Bad' Star Aaron Paul Is a Conflicted Drone Pilot in 'Eye in the Sky'". TheWrap. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  16. ^ "'Blade Runner 2049': Barkhad Abdi Shares New Character Details". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  17. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (April 23, 2021). "Jason Isaacs, Barkhad Abdi & Adan Canto Board Indie Spy Thriller 'Agent Game'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "Adeso Ambassador Barkhad Abdi appeals for Somali cyclone aid". Mareeg. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  19. ^ Lammers, Tim (March 5, 2014). "Report: Fresh off Oscar nomination, Barkhad Abdi 'dead broke'". Bringmethenews. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  20. ^ Kerr, Euan (October 14, 2016). "A boy-and-his-dog story, with a cultural twist". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  21. ^ Marsh, Steve (February 26, 2014). "Barkhad Abdi: A Pirate's Life". Mpls St. Paul Magazine. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  22. ^ Ganglani, Poonam (July 27, 2018). "Neel Kumar's Beneath a Sea of Lights looks at an unseen side of Dubai". The Hindu. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

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