- Was working as a chauffeur when he was cast in Captain Phillips (2013). He had no previous acting experience or any aspirations to become an actor.
- When he was seven years old, his family moved from Somalia to Yemen to escape the civil war. His family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota when he was age 14.
- Formerly worked with his brother in a mobile phone store and also as DJ.
- His father is a teacher.
- Is one of four children. He has two brothers and a sister. He is the second oldest.
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