Barkhad Abdi

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Birth Name: Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi

Age: 41, born 10 April 1985

Country of origin: Somalia

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 10"

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20 Facial Expressions: 2014 Oscar Nominees. (20 items)
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Published 12 years, 5 months ago

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People...Black Actors (887 items)
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Black Hollywood Archive Actors (342 items)
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Published 8 years, 8 months ago

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Crystal Isles Dark-Skinned Man (80 items)
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Published 11 years, 8 months ago

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People..Black performers nominated Academy Award (95 items)
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Published 11 years, 6 months ago

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Description: Born in Somalia in 1985, actor Barkhad Abdi fled his native country with his family when he was 7 years old. He lived in Yemen for several years before moving to the United States. Abdi worked as a limo driver and DJ before landing his first film role. In Captain Phillips (2013), he stars opposite Tom Hanks as the leader of a group of Somali pirates who hijack a container ship. Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on April 10, 1985, Barkhad Abdi earned wide acclaim for his first film role in Captain Phillips (2013). He is the son of a teacher, but he was unable to attend primary school because of the civil war that erupted in his nati ... (more)