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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

ActingBorn July 15, 1986 (age 39)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.

Filmography

2026Movie
2026
By Any Means

as Wayne Strider

Movie
2026
Man on Fire

as John Creasy

TV
2026
Wonder Man

as Simon Williams

TV
2026
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as Self - Guest

TV
2023Movie
2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

TV
2022
Ambulance

as Will Sharp

Movie
2021
The Matrix Resurrections

as Morpheus / Agent Smith

Movie
2021
Candyman

as Anthony McCoy

Movie
2020Movie
2020
All Day and a Night

as Big Stunna

Movie
2019
Watchmen

as Cal Abar

TV
2019
Sweetness in the Belly

as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

Movie
2019
Us

as Russell Thomas / Weyland

Movie
2019
Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

TV
2018
Aquaman

as David Kane / Black Manta

Movie
2018
Boundaries

as Serge

Movie
2018
First Match

as Darrel

Movie
2017
The Greatest Showman

as W. D. Wheeler

Movie
2017
Baywatch

as Sgt. Ellerbee

Movie
2017TV
2016
The Get Down

as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell

TV
2011TV
2003TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1996TV
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 15, 1986
Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity1.5