He won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for an Oscar, but reports say Barkhad Abdi is struggling to get by.
The former limo driver was paid $65,000 two years ago for his first ever movie role in Captain Philips, which grossed up to $200 million.
During awards season, he wore borrowed clothes and was put up in a hotel by Sony, he now plans to move to LA in search of more work.
