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Instructions · What links here · Musa Aden (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 15 days ago by Waryaafilms (talk: D · +) · Last edited 14 days ago by Waryaafilms

Musa Aden is a Somali American actor and filmmaker.^[1]^[2]

Career

In 2021, Aden was nominated in the Lead Actor category at the Utah Film Festival for his performance in Thirst.^[3]

In 2023, he appeared in the Malaysian film Malbatt: Misi Bakara.^[4]^[5] He played Abdalle, a United Nations interpreter.^[6]

Credited as Musa Ali Aden, he co-directed the short film Bad Timing with Lenni Uitto and played the character Abdi.^[2]

Selected filmography

Film

Title	Role or credit	Reference
Scarlett	Actor	^[7]
The Graduates	DMV Clerk	^[8]
Malbatt: Misi Bakara	Abdalle	^[6]
Algea: God of Pain	Court Room Audience; producer	^[9]
Permafrost	Sahbid	^[10]
Bad Timing	Abdi; co-director	^[2]

Television

Title	Credit	Reference
Little America	Actor	^[7]

References

↑ "Wareysi: Muuse Aadan oo ah jilaa Somali-American ah". VOA Somali (in Somali). 2023-08-07.
1 2 3 "Bad Timing – Film Review". Utah Film Festival. 2025-10-17.
↑ "2021 Winners + Nominees". Utah Film Festival.
↑ "Black Hawk Down". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2023-08-28.
↑ Begum, Mumtaj (2023-09-07). "Why Somali American actor Musa Aden is proud to be in Malaysian movie 'Malbatt: Misi Bakara'". The Star.
1 2 "MALBATT: Misi Bakara (2023) Review". Casey's Movie Mania. 2023-08-24.
1 2 "Musa Aden List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide.
↑ "The Graduates – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide.
↑ "Algea: God of Pain – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide.
↑ "Permafrost". Rotten Tomatoes.

[VOA-1] "Wareysi: Muuse Aadan oo ah jilaa Somali-American ah". VOA Somali (in Somali). 2023-08-07.

[BadTiming-2] 1 2 3 "Bad Timing – Film Review". Utah Film Festival. 2025-10-17.

[3] "2021 Winners + Nominees". Utah Film Festival.

[BBC-4] "Black Hawk Down". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2023-08-28.

[Star-5] Begum, Mumtaj (2023-09-07). "Why Somali American actor Musa Aden is proud to be in Malaysian movie 'Malbatt: Misi Bakara'". The Star.

[Casey-6] 1 2 "MALBATT: Misi Bakara (2023) Review". Casey's Movie Mania. 2023-08-24.

[TVGuide-7] 1 2 "Musa Aden List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide.

[8] "The Graduates – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide.

[9] "Algea: God of Pain – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide.

[10] "Permafrost". Rotten Tomatoes.

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Career

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References