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Barkhad Abdirahman
ActorBorn June 5, 1994 (30 years)
Originally born in the city of Galkayo, a city located in the north-central region of Somalia. Barkhad lived most of his life in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, in the south side of Minneapolis. Emerging from a predominantly low-income East African immigrant community, Barkhad was actively exposed to an environment that is rich and abundant in many forms of arts across a spectrum of many cultures. The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood houses the highest concentration of Somalis. The Somali Diaspora's manifestation in the arts of poetry has given them the name the nation of poets. A Stray, an independent film shot in the heart of Cedar-Riverside, starting Barkhad himself, gives viewers a glimpse of his actual background. His film credits range from his role in Captain Philips, a 2013 Sony production, A Stray, a 2016 production, to his recently Oscar nominated film Watu Wote: All of us.
Filmography
| 2022 | Ayaanle · as Ayaanle |
| 2019 | First Person Plural · as Isma'il |
| 2017 | Watu Wote: All of Us · as Cabdirashid Aadan |
| 2016 | A Stray · as Adan |
| 2014 | Fargo (TV Series) · as Tahir El Kachief |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips · as Bilal |