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

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Major Dodson and Barkhad Abdi in Tyson's Run (2022)

Amy Smart, Rory Cochrane, Major Dodson, and Barkhad Abdi in Tyson's Run (2022)

Amy Smart and Barkhad Abdi in Tyson's Run (2022)

Barkhad Abdi in Beneath a Sea of Lights (2020)

Ebby Weyime and Barkhad Abdi in Eye in the Sky (2015)

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Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)

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Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie in Good Time (2017)

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