Barkhad Abdi is struggling financially.
The 'Captain Philips' star narrowly missed out on the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the Academy Awards on Sunday (02.03.14) but is said to have spent most of the $65,000 he was paid to film the movie - which was made two years ago - and is still looking for his next role.
The Somalia-born star - who plays the ringleader of a group of pirates who capture an American ship in 'Captain Philips', based on a true story - was working in his brother's mobile phone shop until recently and had previously been a limousine driver before attending an open casting call and winning the part of Muse in the film.
Speaking about why he quit working at the mobile shop, he told The New Yorker magazine: "How I thought about it was, like, when the movie came out, reviews either gonna be good or bad. Either way, I cannot be working here."
The article says Barkhad, 28, is looked after by the film's studio when he is in Los Angeles, as they give him expense money each day and put him up at the Beverly Hilton hotel, although he has recently requested to stay in a much less grand hotel near to LAX airport so he can be near a Somali friend.
It also points out his clothes for the Oscars were loaned, as they are with almost every star.
Barkhad recently won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor and said his co-star, Tom Hanks, had given him valuable advice for the future.
He said: "He tells me, career-wise, just use it wisely and work your hardest."

Katy Perry broke up with John Mayer because he kept breaking promises.
The 'Teenage Dream' singer had an on/off relationship with the guitar player from 2012, but they decided to finally split last month, blaming her upcoming Prismatic tour, although a source claims there was more to it than conflicting schedules.
The insider told HollywoodLife.com: "The last time they broke up John won her back by making a ton of promises. He was going to put her first, but now he's falling back into his old patterns.
"Like, he shuts off his phone and disappears all day and night - he says it's because he needs alone time, but it's sketchy for sure."
Katy, 29, was left heartbroken when her marriage to Russell Brand ended after 14 months in December 2011, and is now not prepared to deal with difficult behaviour from the man in her life.
The source added: "Katy isn't willing to put up with any shenanigans. She's devastated but she felt she had to do this to take care of herself."
The duo released a romantic duet 'Who You Love' last December and looked cosy on Valentine's day when Katy was spotted with a ring on her wedding finger, but only weeks later they parted, although one friend thinks they could get back together in the future.
They said: "Not sure how long it will last this time but yes, it is off for now."

John Travolta planned to party all night after the Oscars.
The 'Saturday Night Fever' star may have fluffed his lines introducing Idina Menzel at Sunday's (02.03.14)
Academy Awards, but wasn't letting it get him down, and looked to party the night away with his wife Kelly Preston after the event.
He told TV Show Entertainment Tonight: "Let me tell you what I do - I don't drink very much, but I wait until Oscar night to have my drinks. So now I'm ready to stay out until five in the morning.
"We're gonna do [the] Vanity Fair [party], then we're gonna do Madonna's party, and we're gonna have fun tonight. I'm not gonna be happy until we see the sun rise."
John was also full of enthusiasm for his 'Grease' co-star Olivia Newton-John's current residency in Las Vegas, but wouldn't let on if he plans to join her on stage at any point.
He said: "How exciting is that? But you know, I need rehearsal for that stuff, you know what I mean? She's like, so used to it, because she sings every night."

Taylor Swift ran into Harry Styles at an Oscars party on Saturday night (01.03.14).
The '22' hitmaker saw her One Direction hunk ex-boyfriend at the Weinstein party held at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel, but things weren't frosty between them and they happily chatted away.
A source told E! News: "They've stayed in touch and were speaking for a while [at the party]. People think they don't talk but they're friends and on good terms. There are no bad feelings between them whatsoever."
Taylor, 24, and Harry, 20, dated for around three months before splitting in January 2013, and she went on to write the song 'I Knew You We're Trouble' about him. They both have a mutual friend in singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, who Taylor was out partying with the next night, posing with him for pictures in the photo booth at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party.
British star Harry - who has recently been linked to Kendall Jenner - is a big fan of Los Angeles life, spending lots of time in the city as it's easy for him to remain anonymous.
The source added: "He likes being in Los Angeles because it's easier for him to go out and go unnoticed than it is for him in London."

Pharrell Williams' hat from the Grammy Awards sold for $44,100.
The 'Happy' singer auctioned off the striking headwear - a bold Vivienne Westwood Buffalo hat, which became a talking point at the music ceremony last month - to benefit his teen charity One Hand to Another, and it was snapped up by fast food chain Arby's.
After the auction had closed yesterday (02.03.14), Pharrell wrote on Twitter: "Thank you to whoever bought my Grammy hat on @eBay for $44,100. Your donation benefits From One Hand to Another. (sic)"
Arby's - whose corporate logo is a 10-gallon hat, bearing a strong resemblance to the one sported by the singer - jokingly tweeted back: "You're welcome. We're HAPPY to support a great cause & get our hat back. Good luck at the #Oscars tonight! (sic)"
Pharell played along with the chain, famous for its roast beef sandwiches, writing back: "What a pleasant surprise. Thank you @Arbys, our roast beef is now officially well done. (sic)"
Pharrell then sported another hat in the same style as he performed 'Happy' at the Oscars last night, but many people were more surprised by the suit he wore as he arrived, as it included shorts - although he defended himself, saying they were designer.
He said: "I can't take the credit for it. It's Lanvin! It's a whole Lanvin suit."

Scarlett Johansson is pregnant.
The 'Lost in Translation' actress is expecting her first child with French creative agency boss fiancé Romain Dauriac, according to E! news.
Speaking about her desire to start a family in December 2013, she told the Daily Mail newspaper: "I would like to have my own family, that would be nice.
"They say it's never the right time and I am sure that's true, but I think you have to plan it like anything else.
"At some point it is something I look forward to."
Scarlett, 29, and Romaine, 31, got engaged in August last year after he proposed with a vintage Art Deco ring.
The 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' star has previously said she and Romain don't want to "rush through" tying the knot, as "being engaged is an exciting time to enjoy and to really savour."
The marriage will be Scarlett's second after she was wed to actor Ryan Reynolds between 2008 and 2011.
She has previously said of Romain: "I'm very happy. He's my buddy."

Halle Berry is "juggling working and being a mom".
The 47-year-old actress gave birth to her second child, son Maceo, with husband Oliver Martinez last October and she's getting used to caring for her young one as well as her job acting in TV show 'Extant'.
She told People.com: "You know, I'm working on a television show now, so I'm juggling working and being a mom and breast feeding while I'm working.
"It's a whole new life for me now all over again, having a new little baby again."
Halle - who is also mother to Nahla, five, with ex-partner Gabriel Aubry - also said she has been "working hard" to lose her baby weight and chose a specific dress to suit her figure as she attended an Oscars party in Hollywood over the weekend.
She added: "This is vintage Versace. It's one of Gianni's last pieces. I never go wrong with Versace. I love Versace. And you know, I'm not quite where I want to be with my body, so this was a great dress for me to wear tonight."
Halle also added motherhood is "fantastic" but she's not planning on any more children.
She said: "I'm surprised I had the one I just had! So I doubt God is going to bless me again. I think I'm done!"

Justin Bieber has called Selena Gomez the "most elegant princess in the world".
The bad boy 'Confident' singer posted a picture on his Instagram account of Selena - his ex-girlfriend - in her elegant Emilio Pucci dress for the Vanity Fair party following last night's (02.03.14) Oscars in Hollywood, with the short caption underneath.
Justin's move sparks speculation he could be trying to win Selena back for a third time.
The couple were first linked in 2010 but split in January 2013, only to get back together again briefly at the beginning of this year.
Selena has credited their initial split with helping to turn her career around, saying: "I turned 20, went through a really bad breakup, and realised I needed to pick up everything ... I was tired of feeling defeated."
However, once she got back with Justin, things didn't go smoothly and they soon split again, with Selena heading to rehab at The Meadows clinic in Arizona and Justin taking model Chantel Jeffries on holiday with him to Panama and Miami.
Justin, 20, has recently found himself in a number of legal troubles due to his behaviour in the US and his native Canada, and his uncle, Brad Bieber, thinks his actions are down to him missing Selena.
He said: "How would you feel if your first love didn't work out? How would you feel if that relationship went sour and then it became public and you had no chance to heal or sort out your own emotions and feelings? He is just a brokenhearted, lost little boy."

Ellen DeGeneres didn't get a lot of sleep after the Oscars last night (02.03.14).
The talk show star hosted the prestigious Hollywood event live until late last night, then let her hair down by partying afterward, leaving her feeling worse for wear this morning.
She wrote on Twitter after the show: "Thanks for watching and tweeting! Now I need to meet with my friend, Margarita. See you tomorrow for my live show! #Oscars"
Today (03.03.14) she followed up with a tweet saying: "Gopd mrorining! It'sd time to do a live OSxar show. Didn't get much slep but whoneds it? (sic)"
Ellen then posted a picture of her holding cold cans of fizzy drink under her eyes, with another caption reading: "Getting ready for my live show. #Tired (sic)"
Ellen's hosting was well received and her jokes with the audience and actions including ordering pizza halfway through went down well.
However, her most successful move of the night was to hand her phone to Bradley Cooper to take a multi-celebrity 'selfie' picture and post it on Twitter, which quickly went on to become the most successful tweet in history, gaining over two million retweets by this morning.
As well as Ellen and Bradley, Jennifer Lawrence, Jared Leto, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Lupita Nyong'o and her brother Peter all crammed into the photograph and its popularity resulted in technical difficulties for Twitter.
Ellen later told the audience at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre: "So this is true. We just crashed Twitter. We got an email from Twitter, and we crashed and broke Twitter. We have made history. See, Meryl, what we did? You and I? It's amazing, we really just made history. It's fantastic."

Sarah Ferguson has her own especially made jam roly-poly flavoured tea.
Britain's Duchess of York has recently lost more than 28lbs at a boot camp on a Swiss mountain resort, but went to an expert tea-maker for help when she struggled to stay away from sweet treats such as biscuits and cakes.
Among the teas they developed together were flavours based on English desserts including jam roly-poly, rhubarb fool, strawberries and cream, Bakewell tart, chocolate torte, and mint humbug.
Two further ranges have also been developed, including 'mocktail' teas tasting of pink champagne, gin and tonic, whisky and ginger, and pina colada and a batch tackling classics such as English Breakfast and Earl Grey.
A friend says Sarah - who is said to have lost a further 14lbs by replacing sweet foods with tea - may capitalise on them.
The source told MailOnline.com: "At the moment the teas are just for her but she has had so much interest in them that she is considering whether to market them.
"There are a number of commercial opportunities she is exploring but nothing has been signed yet."
Sarah's Swiss bootcamp took 12 weeks and saw her undertake daily mountain runs and hikes with her trainer, Josh Saltzmann, as well as eating a calorie-controlled diet.

Charlize Theron was delighted her son thought she looked "pretty" at the Oscars last night (02.03.14).
The 38-year-old actress' little boy Jackson, two, watched her get ready for the Academy Awards and was very impressed by her black Dior gown and 31-carat diamond necklace.
Speaking at the Fame & Philanthropy Post Oscar party, she told People: "I got my first 'mama pretty' tonight, so it was a slam-dunk for me. I'm very happy right now. [Motherhood is] really good."
Charlize was accompanied to the post-ceremony party by her boyfriend Sean Penn, 53, where they were reportedly spotted holding hands and sitting "very close" in the VIP area.
On Thursday (27.02.14), the couple attended Pharrell Williams' pre-Oscars party at Eveleigh in Los Angeles and couldn't hide their affection for one another.
An onlooker said:"Watching Charlize and Sean get down! Both so hot. Charlize and Sean are so gorgeous together, a natural couple."
The 'Young Adult' star was seen resting her head on the 'Milk' actor's shoulder, and they also joined in with dancing to tracks from Pharrell's new album 'G I R L'.

Matthew McConaughey hopes his Oscar win will inspire his children.
The 44-year-old actor - who has children Levi, five, Vida, three, and Livingston, 14 months, with wife Camila Alves - picked up the Best Actor prize for 'Dallas Buyers Club' last night (02.03.14) and wants it to teach his kids they can achieve their dreams if they work hard.
He said: "The lesson that they'll hopefully kind of get is that whatever you're going to do, if you put your head down and do it as well as you can right now, sometimes a little reward comes your way later in life."
Matthew revealed his kids would have seen his win as they were tuning in at home.
He said: "My family is very obviously important to me as anybody's family is. My kids are at home, they're watching Pappy and we told them, 'What is tonight about?' They said, 'Pappy is up for an award with four other men that they're deeming excellent work in what I do'.
"I think they understand that Dad did good tonight."
Though the 'Wolf of Wall Street' actor was thrilled by his win and is thankful for his achievements, both personally and professionally, he insists he has more to do.
He told 'Access Hollywood': "I've got so much in my life to be thankful for and there's still so much more to do. There's so much to be thankful for and I find the more that I can be thankful for the things that I do have, the more I nurture those things, the better they grow."