Barkhad Abdi

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 10, 1985 (40 years old)

Barkhad Abdi

Known For

Agent Game
1h 30m
Movie 2022

Agent Game

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.

Tyson's Run
1h 43m
Movie 2022

Tyson's Run

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.

Beneath a Sea of Lights
1h 37m
Movie 2020

Beneath a Sea of Lights

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.

A Girl From Mogadishu
1h 53m
Movie 2019

A Girl From Mogadishu

The story of the life and times of Ifrah Ahmed, Somali-Irish campaigner against female genital mutilation and cutting.

Castle Rock
1h 0m
TV Show 2018

Castle Rock

Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
1h 36m
Movie 2018

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

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.

The Pirates of Somalia
1h 57m
Movie 2017

The Pirates of Somalia

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.

Blade Runner 2049
2h 44m
Movie 2017

Blade Runner 2049

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.

Good Time
1h 42m
Movie 2017

Good Time

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.

America; I Too
0h 21m
Movie 2017

America; I Too

Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.

Biography

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).

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