Faysal Ahmed | |
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| Born | (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (age 35) Yemen |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Faysal Ahmed (Somali:Faysal Axmed;Arabic: فيصل أحمد; born 11 July 1990) is a Somali actor based inMinneapolis, Minnesota.
Ahmed was born one of nine children in 1985 inYemen. Although his family is originally fromSomalia, he grew up in Yemen. His family hails from theOsman Mahamoud sub-clan of the largerMajeerteen-Daarod. In 1999 he moved, along with his mother and some of his siblings, to theUnited States at the age of 14.[1]
In a professional capacity, Ahmed served as a Youth Program Coordinator at the Bedlam Theater inMinneapolis. He worked there on plays and poetry. He has also participated in an enrollment push for MNsure, a health insurance program in Minnesota.[2]
In 2013, Ahmed appeared in the filmCaptain Phillips. He played Najee, a ship hijacker.
Ahmed and three other actors were picked from among more than 700 participants at a 2011casting call at the Brian Coyle Community Center inCedar-Riverside, Minneapolis. According to the search casting director, Debbie DeLisi, the four were selected because they were "the chosen ones, that anointed group that stuck out."[3]
In early 2014, he revealed that he was going to Los Angeles by spring in order to continue his acting career.[4] In 2016 he partook inA Stray, directed by Musa Syeed.[5]
Ahmed reunited withCaptain Phillips castmateBarkhad Abdi, in the second season ofCastle Rock, in which he starred in six episodes.[6]
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