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Barkhad Abdi was watching TV at home in Minneapolis when he saw an ad for a movie seeking Somali actors in his community. Never having acted before, Abdi auditioned and got the role, as a menacing pirate opposite Tom Hanks in "Captain Phillips."

Photographer: Robert Caplin For The LATimes

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Barkhad Abdi was watching TV at home in Minneapolis when he saw an ad for a movie seeking Somali actors in his community. Never having acted before, Abdi auditioned and got the role, as a menacing pirate opposite Tom Hanks in "Captain Phillips."<br /> <br /> Photographer: Robert Caplin For The LATimes