Barkhad Abdi's Height
5ft 9 ¾ (177.2 cm)
Somali-American actor, best known for roles in Captain Phillips, Eye in the Sky, Blade Runner 2049, The Pirates of Somali and The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir. In the Chicago Tribune it mentioned "Abdi and his friends also had a physical attribute that would have been difficult for many American-born actors to match — their incredible leanness. He is 5-foot-10 and 120 pounds. 'I'm naturally like this,' Abdi said. 'I eat whatever. Burgers, pasta, rice.'"
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Average Guess (26 Votes)
5ft 9.66in (176.9cm)
5ft 9.66in (176.9cm)
Abdul-177DK said on 29/Sep/22
That’s the crazy Abdi. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
That’s the crazy Abdi. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Ashton Swett said on 16/Nov/19
this nikka look like pat beverly
this nikka look like pat beverly
Psychedelic Earth 187 said on 24/Jan/18
176cm. Don't let his pencil thin frame fool you.
176cm. Don't let his pencil thin frame fool you.
Frost said on 13/Jan/18
Still think he would measure 5'10 at noon tbh.
Bad posture usually brings him lower.
Still think he would measure 5'10 at noon tbh.
Bad posture usually brings him lower.
Jacob said on 8/Jan/18
Idk man this guy could put weight on if he wanted to not gonna lie rob but 120 lbs at almost 5’10 sounds unhealthy
Idk man this guy could put weight on if he wanted to not gonna lie rob but 120 lbs at almost 5’10 sounds unhealthy
DrHauser said on 5/Jan/18
wow he's skinny
wow he's skinny
Dmeyer said on 4/Jan/18
Rob how Come Tom Hanks looks 179-182cm near him liké 2-5cm taller defenetly under 6ft today
Editor Rob
Rob how Come Tom Hanks looks 179-182cm near him liké 2-5cm taller defenetly under 6ft today
Editor Rob overall I thought Tom could be 4-5cm taller than Abdi, who generally seems pretty close to 5ft 10.
Christian-6'5 3/8 said on 3/Jan/18
@Frost
What you said is true. I've seen a lot of US born/raised teens that tower over their third world immigrant parents. I think it's due to the western diet and nutrition that their parents lacked while growing up. Sometimes even the daughters are taller than both their fathers and mothers.
@Frost
What you said is true. I've seen a lot of US born/raised teens that tower over their third world immigrant parents. I think it's due to the western diet and nutrition that their parents lacked while growing up. Sometimes even the daughters are taller than both their fathers and mothers.
Shredder said on 3/Jan/18
5'9.5 was always my first guess.
5'9.5 was always my first guess.
MJKoP said on 2/Jan/18
His unique appearance always made me assume he was something like 6'5"!
His unique appearance always made me assume he was something like 6'5"!
Frost said on 2/Jan/18
Definitely below the average for a Somali man that grew up in the West but he arrived at the age of 14. Looks the full 5'10 next to Tom Hanks most of the time although there is the odd pic where he's dropping a tad. We have to keep in mind his posture.
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Where would you put his costars Faysal and Mahat? Faysal's got at least 4 inches on Tom Hanks from what I've seen and Mahat seems to be around his height maybe a shade taller.
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Kind of astonishing how East African men from certain cultures have grown so much in the west. South Sudanese and Somali men particularly are almost never even close to their parents heights when growing up here. I myself am taller than my father by at least 3 inches and my brother has my father by 6. I truly have never seen a Somali boy growing up shorter or the same height as his father. Always taller by a considerable margin. The wars and famine have really taken a toll.
Definitely below the average for a Somali man that grew up in the West but he arrived at the age of 14. Looks the full 5'10 next to Tom Hanks most of the time although there is the odd pic where he's dropping a tad. We have to keep in mind his posture.
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Where would you put his costars Faysal and Mahat? Faysal's got at least 4 inches on Tom Hanks from what I've seen and Mahat seems to be around his height maybe a shade taller.
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Kind of astonishing how East African men from certain cultures have grown so much in the west. South Sudanese and Somali men particularly are almost never even close to their parents heights when growing up here. I myself am taller than my father by at least 3 inches and my brother has my father by 6. I truly have never seen a Somali boy growing up shorter or the same height as his father. Always taller by a considerable margin. The wars and famine have really taken a toll.
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