Entertainment & Arts
After walking only a handful of red carpets, “Captain Phillips” newcomer Barkhad Abdi says the excitement of spotting stars is already beginning to wear off — for the most part, anyway.
Jan. 12, 2014
Awards
Golden Globes 2014: Newcomer Barkhad Abdi chases down Mike Tyson
Movies
Emigré Barkhad Abdi, 27, has received good notices for his improbable screen debut as a ruthless pirate opposite Tom Hanks in ‘Captain Phillips.’
Oct. 14, 2013
Somali actor Barkhad Abdi makes most of his chance in ‘Captain Phillips’
The Contenders: Somali native Barkhad Abdi’s first acting job hoists him into Oscar territory, which he finds ‘amazing.’
Feb. 6, 2014
Barkhad Abdi, pirate leader in ‘Captain Phillips,’ treasures his nomination
When Tom Hanks first encountered his “Captain Phillips” co-stars Barkhad Abdi, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M.
Dec. 23, 2013
Actors who portrayed men driven by desperation, greed, hate and opportunism received Academy Award nominations for best supporting actor Thursday in an intense spectrum of films that ranged from exposing Wall Street’s financial sins to the battle against prejudice and death during America’s AIDS epidemic.
Jan. 16, 2014
Serving as something of a flipside to 2013’s Tom Hanks-starring “Captain Phillips,” Brian Buckley’s “The Pirates of Somalia,” based on a memoir by Jay Bahadur, finds itself navigating some choppy tonal waters prior to emerging as an engagingly performed take on recent world events.
Dec. 8, 2017
‘Captain Phillips’: Tom Hanks on ‘skinniest, scariest’ co-stars