Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

Born: April 10, 1985
in Mogadishu, Somalia
Barkhad Abdi was born on April 10, 1985 in Mogadishu, Somalia, as Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi. He is an actor, known for Captain Phillips (2013), Eye in the Sky (2015) and Good Time (2017).

Movies for Barkhad Abdi...

Title: Carol & the End of the World
Released: December 15, 2023
Type: TV
As a planetary apocalypse looms, a woman struggling to embrace end-times chaos searches for meaning in her last months on Earth.
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Title: The Curse
Character: Abshir
Released: November 12, 2023
Type: TV
An alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.
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Agent Game
Title: Agent Game
Character: Omar
Released: April 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Harris, a CIA interrogator at an Agency black site, finds himself the target of a rendition operation after being scapegoated for an interrogation gone horribly wrong. As the team tasked to bring Harris in begins to question their orders -- and each other --Olsen, a senior intelligence officer, and his subordinate, Visser, raise the stakes. Now, it's up to Harris and some newfound allies to uncover the truth and turn the tables.
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Tyson's Run
Title: Tyson's Run
Character: Aklilu
Released: March 4, 2022
Type: Movie
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father's approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.
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Title: Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Character: Doc Badger (voice)
Released: November 14, 2021
Type: TV
Los Angeles 2032. A young woman wakes up with no memories, and possessing deadly skills. The only clues to her mystery are a locked data device and a tattoo of a black lotus. Putting together the pieces, she must hunt down the people responsible for her brutal and bloody past to find the truth of her lost identity.
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Beneath a Sea of Lights
Title: Beneath a Sea of Lights
Character: Caweys
Released: December 1, 2020
Type: Movie
A Somali billboard repairman working in Dubai decides he wants to experience some of the products advertised on his billboards. It’s an experience that begins innocently enough, but quickly spins out of control, especially when a con man enters the picture.
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Title: Little America
Released: January 17, 2020
Type: TV
An anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring and surprising stories of immigrants in America at a time when they are more relevant than ever.
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A Girl From Mogadishu
Title: A Girl From Mogadishu
Character: Hassan
Released: November 14, 2019
Type: Movie
The story of the life and times of Ifrah Ahmed, Somali-Irish campaigner against female genital mutilation and cutting.
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Title: Castle Rock
Character: Abdi Howlwadaag
Released: July 25, 2018
Type: TV
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
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The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
Title: The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
Character: Wiraj
Released: May 9, 2018
Type: Movie
Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.
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The Pirates of Somalia
Title: The Pirates of Somalia
Character: Abdi
Released: December 8, 2017
Type: Movie
After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer, he attempts to get embedded with the local Somali pirates, only to quickly find himself in over his head.
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Blade Runner 2049
Title: Blade Runner 2049
Character: Doc Badger
Released: October 4, 2017
Type: Movie
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
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Good Time
Title: Good Time
Character: Dash the Park Security Guard
Released: August 11, 2017
Type: Movie
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
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America; I Too
Title: America; I Too
Character: Ahmed
Released: March 6, 2017
Type: Movie
Young muralist Manny is arrested after being wrongfully accused of tagging his very own mural. In police custody, he learns that he was ordered removed back in 2008 due to his undocumented immigration status and that his name came up in the "gang database." Manny insists that he was nine years old in 2008, unaware of any pending deportation, and certainly not a part of any gang. When he refuses to sign a voluntary departure Manny is sent into detention.
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Extortion
Title: Extortion
Character: Miguel Kaba
Released: January 2, 2017
Type: Movie
A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.
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Grimsby
Title: Grimsby
Character: Tabansi Nyagura
Released: February 24, 2016
Type: Movie
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
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Eye in the Sky
Title: Eye in the Sky
Character: Jama Farah
Released: September 7, 2015
Type: Movie
A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
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Wolf Who Cried Boy
Title: Wolf Who Cried Boy
Character: Reggie
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
A battle of wills ensues when a streetwise teenager trespasses on a dangerous scrapper's territory.
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Captain Phillips
Title: Captain Phillips
Character: Muse
Released: October 10, 2013
Type: Movie
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
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Title: E! Live from the Red Carpet
Character: Self
Released: January 13, 2002
Type: TV
The pre-show to the major award shows that airs on E! Entertainment Television. Live From the Red Carpet covers celebrity arrivals and gets you right up for a first-row seat to see the stars and all the excitement with live coverage of the fashion, flair, glitz and glamour.
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Title: Family Guy
Character: Abduwali Muse (voice)
Released: January 31, 1999
Type: TV
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.