Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
Born: 1986-07-15 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (/ˈjɑːhiə/; born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Morpheus / Agent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021). For his portrayal of Cal Abar / Doctor Manhattan in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019), he won a Primetime Emmy Award. He also starred in episodes of The Handmaid's Tale (2018) and Black Mirror (2019). He made his Broadway debut in the Suzan-Lori Parks play Topdog/Underdog, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play nomination. He portrays the Marvel Comics character Simon Williams / Wonder Man in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Aquaman
David Kane / Black Manta
The Greatest Showman
W. D. Wheeler
Baywatch
Sgt. Ellerbee
Us
Russell Thomas / Weyland
The Matrix Resurrections
Morpheus / Agent Smith
Black Mirror
Karl
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Black Manta
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bobby Seale
The Handmaid's Tale
Omar
Ambulance
Will Sharp
Candyman
Anthony McCoy
Watchmen
Cal Abar
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Wonder Man
Simon Williams
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Duane
Man on Fire
John Creasy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Get Down
Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
All Day and a Night
Big Stunna
First Match
Darrel
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The View
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Boundaries
Serge
Sweetness in the Belly
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
By Any Means
Wayne Strider
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
Emergency Contact
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
Roderick 'Hot Rod' Harrison
House of Games
Liminal
Skip Intro
Self - Guest