Barkhad Abdi
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Birth Name: Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi
Age: 39, 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)list by Gaby
Published 10 years, 3 months ago
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33 votes
People...Black Actors
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Published 10 years, 2 months ago
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Celeb..Black Actors...Entertainers..Some Modeling
(342 items)list by Dj Levels
Published 6 years, 6 months ago
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10 votes
Crystal Isles Dark-Skinned Man
(80 items)list by Cilia
Published 9 years, 6 months ago
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6 votes
Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominees-2010's
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Published 9 years, 6 months ago
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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
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1. Family Guy (1999)
Rating: | 4386 Watched |
3. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Rating: | 329 Watched |
4. Conan (2010)
Rating: | 246 Watched |
5. LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (1988)
Rating: | 119 Watched |
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2. Captain Phillips (2013)
Rating: | 777 Watched |
3. Good Time
Rating: | 252 Watched |
4. The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
Rating: | 184 Watched |
5. Eye in the Sky (2016)
Rating: | 131 Watched |
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My Favorite Performances of 2013 (Male) (25 person items)
" Muse - Captain Phillips "Look at me. Look at me. I'm the captain now." "
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Academy Awards nominated performances I've seen (446 person items)
" 2014 - NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role BARKHAD ABDI as Abduwali Muse in CAPTAIN PHILLIPS 2013 | dir: Paul Greengrass "
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Celeb..Black Actors...Entertainers..Some Modeling (342 person items)
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Tribeca Film Festival 2017 (200 person items)
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