Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi’s net worth is $100,000. Also know about Barkhad Abdi bio, salary, height, age weight, relationship, and more …

Barkhad Abdi Wiki Biography

  • Barkhad Abdi was born in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, on 10 April 1985. 
  • He is a director and producer, best known for his Captain Phillips film debut. 
  • He has received several award nominations for his performances, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. 
  • He also received a BAFTA Award, and all of his efforts have helped to bring his net worth to where it is today. 
  • Sources report a net value of $100,000 as of mid-2016, mainly gained through his work in acting. 
  • In addition to films, he has also started acting in TV shows and recently started directing a film and many music videos so far. 
  • It is still relatively early in his film career and his wealth is expected to grow as he goes on with it. 
  • Abdi’s family fled to Yemen when he was six years old because of the Somali Civil War. 
  • Then, in 1999, they relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a Somali community was established by the family. 
  • For his performance, he earned a BAFTA Award, apart from six other awards, and received several other nominations as well. 
  • He was paying $65,000 for the role, which greatly increased his net worth. 
  • After the film, he went back to work again at his brother’s shop. 
  • More opportunities were given to Barkhad, including scripts for different television shows. 
  • Abdi is known for philanthropic work, apart from his profession. 
  • He became an Ambassador to Adeso, an NGO for the environment. 
  • He keeps any relationship private for his own personal life. 
  • It is understood that in Los Angeles, Barkhad still resides. 
  • He stated in one interview that he experienced the beginning of the Somali Civil War, and was unable to attend primary school because of it. 
  • IMDB Wikipedia “Captain Phillips$100 Thousand 1985 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Actor Actors April 10 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdi Net Worth Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi Beatrix Potter Chauffeur Disc jockey Film director Film producer Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Helen Mirren History of the Jews in Europe Ken Burns Mogadishu Nazism PBS September 6 Somali-American actor and director Somalia Tom Hanks United States of America 

Barkhad Abdi Quick Info

Full Name Barkhad Abdi
Net Worth $100,000
Date Of Birth April 10, 1985
Place Of Birth Mogadishu, Somalia
Profession Actor, Film director, Film Producer, Chauffeur, Disc jockey
Education Minnesota State University Moorhead
Nationality Somali-American
Nicknames Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Barkhad-Abdi-809019542447953/
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/realbarkhad
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm5831542
Awards BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominations Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role,Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
Movies “Captain Phillips” (2013), “Eye In The Sky” (2015), “The Brothers Grimsby” (2016), “Hawaii Five-0” (2015), “Family Guy” (2016),”Extortion” (2016)

Barkhad Abdi Trademarks

  1. Skeletal figure and pronounced front teeth

Barkhad Abdi Quotes

  • When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and better. I dreamed big. The American dream, you know? You have to work hard for your dream to come true.
  • What I believe will make my acting career successful going forward is hard work. I like to challenge myself. Then it’s the people I meet and choosing the projects I want to work on correctly. There’s a lot of characters I can play.
  • I was never interested in becoming an actor. I was directing videos. I was never into acting. I was into shooting music videos. I’ve only ever been behind the camera. Never in front of it.
  • I used to play football all the time. In the U.S., people don’t play football, so I had to learn basketball. Looking back, that’s what I like about my life – doing new things, having a new perspective.
  • When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.
  • I like ‘The Usual Suspects’. Great film. I also like ‘Scarface’, films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching all kinds of films, dramas, romance. I’ll watch comedies. I like Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle. I’d like to meet them.
  • It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I’m not a politician.
  • I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.
  • I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes.
  • I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there!
  • I don’t see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I like the story, I will go for it.
  • I was lucky enough to have parents that took me out from country to country and go to school and learn how to be a better person.

Barkhad Abdi Important Facts

  • $65,000
  • Formerly worked with his brother in a mobile phone store and also as DJ.
  • Is one of four children. He has two brothers and a sister. He is the second oldest.
  • His father is a teacher.
  • Was working as a chauffeur when he was cast in Captain Phillips (2013). He had no previous acting experience or any aspirations to become an actor.
  • When he was seven years old, his family moved from Somalia to Yemen to escape the civil war. His family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota when he was age 14.

Barkhad Abdi Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
The Toll 2017 pre-production Malek (rumored) Actor
Extortion 2016 post-production Miguel Kaba Actor
Wolf Who Cried Boy 2015 Short completed Reggie Actor
Eye in the Sky 2015 Jama Farah Actor
Hawaii Five-0 2015 TV Series Roko Makoni Actor
Captain Phillips 2013 Muse Actor
Men in the Arena 2015 Documentary post-production Himself Self
2014 MTV Movie Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – Nominee Self
Inside Edition 2014 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Omg! Insider 2014 TV Series Himself Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
E! Live from the Red Carpet 2014 TV Series Himself Self
The Oscars 2014 TV Special Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role Self
The EE British Academy Film Awards 2014 TV Special Himself Self
Capturing Captain Phillips 2014 Video documentary Himself Self
Home & Family 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – Nominee Self
19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – Nominee Self
Tavis Smiley 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
71st Golden Globe Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – Nominee (uncredited) Self
CBS News Sunday Morning 2014 TV Series documentary Himself – Guest Self
Conan 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Good Day L.A. 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Access Hollywood Live 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Just Seen It 2013 TV Series Himself Self
The Arsenio Hall Show 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Live with Kelly and Michael 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Made in Hollywood 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Today 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self

Barkhad Abdi Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2014 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor Captain Phillips (2013) Won
2014 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture Captain Phillips (2013) Won
2014 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Captain Phillips (2013) Won
2014 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards Supporting Actor of the Year Captain Phillips (2013) Won
2013 Capri Breakout Actor Award Capri, Hollywood Captain Phillips (2013) Won
2013 IFJA Award Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Best Supporting Actor Captain Phillips (2013) Won
2014 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor Captain Phillips (2013) Nominated
2014 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture Captain Phillips (2013) Nominated
2014 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Captain Phillips (2013) Nominated
2014 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards Supporting Actor of the Year Captain Phillips (2013) Nominated
2013 Capri Breakout Actor Award Capri, Hollywood Captain Phillips (2013) Nominated
2013 IFJA Award Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Best Supporting Actor Captain Phillips (2013) Nominated