Biography (1)
Barkhad Abdi was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, and raised in Taiz, Yemen. He came to the United States with his parents and siblings in 1999, when he was 14 years old. He attended Minnesota State University Moorhead. He debuted in Captain Phillips. Abdi directed a film, Ciyaalka Xaafada, about the lives and struggles of the first generation of Somali-Americans living in Minneapolis. He has also directed several music videos.
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Captain Phillips (2013)
Photo © Sony Pictures / Hopper Stone
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| Movies | |
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| 2022 |
Agent Game |
Tyson's Run |
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| 2020 |
Beneath a Sea of Lights |
| 2019 |
A Girl from Mogadishu |
| 2018 |
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir |
| 2017 |
Blade Runner 2049 |
Extortion |
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Good Time |
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The Pirates of Somalia |
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| 2016 |
The Brothers Grimsby |
| 2015 |
Eye in the Sky |
| 2013 |
Captain Phillips |
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| 2023 |
Carol & The End of the World |
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The Life & Times of Bashiir Hassan (E08) |
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The Curse |
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The Fire Burns On (E06) |
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Under the Big Tree (E04) |
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Questa Lane (E03) |
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Land of Enchantment (E01) |
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| 2022 |
Blade Runner: Black Lotus |
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Time to Die (E13) |
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Clair de Lune (E10) |
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Little America |
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Camel on a Stick (S02E04) |
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| 2021 |
Blade Runner: Black Lotus |
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Pressure (E05) |
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The Human Condition (E03) |
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All We Are Not (E02) |
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City of Angels (E01) |
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| 2019 |
Castle Rock |
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Clean (S02E10) |
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Caveat Emptor (S02E09) |
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Dirty (S02E08) |
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| 2016 |
Family Guy |
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Road to India (S14E20) |
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| 2015 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
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E 'Imi Pono (S05E15) |
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| Documentaries | |
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| 2017 |
Men in the Arena |