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  1. Mar 8, 2024 · Barkhad Abdi attends Huluween 2019 in New York City. Cindy Ord/Getty Images. One day, Barkhad Abdi was driving taxicabs in Minneapolis and the next, he was on movie sets in Malta and...

  2. 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...

  3. Barkhad Abdi was born on April 10, 1985 in Mogadishu, Somalia. He is an actor, known for Captain Phillips (2013), Eye in the Sky (2015) and Good Time (2017). Family. Relatives. Sibling (Sibling) Trademark. Skeletal figure and pronounced front teeth. Trivia. Was working as a chauffeur when he was cast in Captain Phillips (2013).

  4. Jan 5, 2014 · Now 28, Barkhad Abdi has got an agent and is leaving Minneapolis -- and its Somali tea shops -- to pursue a career in Hollywood. So how would he sum up his life in America?

  5. Feb 10, 2014 · Abdi, a Somalia-born resident of Minnesota, won the role when he attended an open audition for British director Paul Greengrass. We caught up with him the morning after he was named best...

  6. Jan 19, 2014 · This past week, Somali-born actor Barkhad Abdi received an Academy Award nomination for his role opposite Tom Hanks in the film Captain Phillips. The part was his first acting role. Abdi plays...

  7. Feb 6, 2014 · Barkhad Abdi, pirate leader in ‘Captain Phillips,’ treasures his nomination. By Lisa Rosen. Feb. 6, 2014 6 AM PT. Hollywood loves a Cinderella story, and few have ever fit that shoe better than...

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