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Feb 26, 2014 · When Barkhad Abdi walks the red carpet at the Academy Awards this month, it will be the culmination of a tale that seems far-fetched even for, yep, Hollywood. Here, the 28-year-old actor talks about growing up in Minneapolis, auditioning for his role in Captain Phillips, and how he went from driving a limo to stealing scenes from Tom Hanks.
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...
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).
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?
Feb 10, 2014 · The actor, in his first role, stars as Muse, the leader of a band of Somali pirates who board a huge container ship, captained by Tom Hanks. Abdi, a Somalia-born resident of Minnesota, won the ...
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...
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...
