Acting · age 41

Barkhad Abdi

Best rated: Captain Phillips (7.8)

Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Barkhad Abdi, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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201310 films2025

Current formLast 5: 6.22 vs career 6.55 (−0.33)

As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Average

6.55

8 rated films

Vote weighted

6.69

bigger films count more

Median

6.8

half are better

Consistency

±1.14

rating spread

Career

13y

2013 to 2025

Total votes

819K

across every film

Best

7.8

Captain Phillips

Worst

6.2

Extortion

Newest first

Acting filmography

2025	Run	Ismael	·	316
2022	Agent Game	Omar	4.1	3,829
2022	Tyson's Run	Aklilu	6.2	2,252
2020	Beneath a Sea of Lights	Caweys	·	571
2018	The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir	Wiraj	6.8	9,296
2017	Extortion	Miguel Kaba	6.2	9,871
2017	Good Time	Dash the Park Security Guard	7.3	160K
2017	The Pirates of Somalia	Abdi	6.7	12,202
2015	Eye in the Sky	Jama Farah	7.3	96,901
2013	Captain Phillips	Muse	7.8	523K

Takes

2 nominations, 1 wins

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