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- Height6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
- Barkhad Abdirahman, is a young aspiring actor that can be seen in a number of films. From he's debut role in Captain Philips, a 2013 Sony production. to his recently Oscar nominated film Watu Wote: All of us. 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Barkhad abdirahman
- When Barkhad isn't out working on films, he's in his community giving back where he's a drama class instructor for the youth. In his free time, Barkhad enjoys playing soccer and spending time with his brother in the studio.
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