Ahmed was born one of nine children in 1985 in Yemen. Although his family is originally from Somalia, he grew up in Yemen. His family hails from the Osman Mahamoud sub clan of the larger Majeerteen-Daarod. In 1999 he moved, along with his mother and some of his siblings, to the United States at the age of 14.[1]
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In a professional capacity, Ahmed served as a Youth Program Coordinator at the Bedlam Theater in Minneapolis. 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 film Captain Phillips. He played Najee, a ship hijacker.
Ahmed and three other actors were picked from among more than 700 participants at a 2011 casting call at the Brian Coyle Community Center in Cedar-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 in A Stray, directed by Musa Syeed.[5]
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^Tim Lammers. "MN sure hits 96 percent of enrollment goal as deadline looms". Rick Kupchella's - BringMeTheNews.com.
^Seavert, Lindsey (October 8, 2013). "4 Mpls. men co-star in Tom Hanks film 'Captain Phillips'". KARE. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
^Los Angeles Times (6 February 2014). "Barkhad Abdi, pirate leader in 'Captain Phillips,' treasures his nomination". Los Angeles Times.
^"An Interview with a STRay's Musa Syeed, Barkhad Abdirahman, & Faysal Ahmed". 18 March 2016.
faysal, ahmed, somali, faysal, axmed, born, july, 1985, somali, american, actor, from, minneapolis, minnesota, born, 1985, july, 1985, yemennationalitysomali, americanoccupationactoryears, active2010, presentstyledrama, action, adventureheight6, contents, earl. Faysal Ahmed Somali Faysal Axmed born 11 July 1985 is a Somali American actor from Minneapolis Minnesota Faysal AhmedBorn 1985 07 11 11 July 1985 age 38 YemenNationalitySomali AmericanOccupationActorYears active2010 presentStyleDrama action adventureHeight6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editAhmed was born one of nine children in 1985 in Yemen Although his family is originally from Somalia he grew up in Yemen His family hails from the Osman Mahamoud sub clan of the larger Majeerteen Daarod In 1999 he moved along with his mother and some of his siblings to the United States at the age of 14 1 Career editIn a professional capacity Ahmed served as a Youth Program Coordinator at the Bedlam Theater in Minneapolis 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 film Captain Phillips He played Najee a ship hijacker Ahmed and three other actors were picked from among more than 700 participants at a 2011 casting call at the Brian Coyle Community Center in Cedar 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 in A Stray directed by Musa Syeed 5 Filmography editCaptain Phillips 2013 A Stray 2016 Watu Wote All of Us 2017 Sicario Day of the Soldado 2018 References edit Throwback Thursday Somali Actors in Captain Phillips Jumped in Ocean After Being Cast It Was Exciting Archived from the original on 2016 05 01 Retrieved 2016 04 21 Tim Lammers MN sure hits 96 percent of enrollment goal as deadline looms Rick Kupchella s BringMeTheNews com Seavert Lindsey October 8 2013 4 Mpls men co star in Tom Hanks film Captain Phillips KARE Gannett Company Archived from the original on October 9 2013 Retrieved October 8 2013 Los Angeles Times 6 February 2014 Barkhad Abdi pirate leader in Captain Phillips treasures his nomination Los Angeles Times An Interview with a STRay s Musa Syeed Barkhad Abdirahman amp Faysal Ahmed 18 March 2016 External links editFaysal Ahmed on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Faysal Ahmed amp oldid 1193049788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
