Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 15, 1986 (age 40)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Emergency Contact
Movie
House of Games
Movie
Liminal
Movie
By Any Means
Movie · as Wayne Strider
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
Movie · as Roderick 'Hot Rod' Harrison
Wonder Man
TV · as Simon Williams · 8 eps
Man on Fire
TV · as John Creasy · 7 eps
Skip Intro
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Movie · as Black Manta
Ambulance
Movie · as Will Sharp
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Candyman
Movie · as Anthony McCoy
The Matrix Resurrections
Movie · as Morpheus / Agent Smith
All Day and a Night
Movie · as Big Stunna
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Movie · as Bobby Seale
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Us
Movie · as Russell Thomas / Weyland
Sweetness in the Belly
Movie · as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Watchmen
TV · as Cal Abar · 9 eps
Desus & Mero
TV · as Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Aquaman
Movie · as David Kane / Black Manta
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie · as Duane
Boundaries
Movie · as Serge
First Match
Movie · as Darrel
Baywatch
Movie · as Sgt. Ellerbee
The Greatest Showman
Movie · as W. D. Wheeler
The Handmaid's Tale
TV · as Omar · 1 ep
The Get Down
TV · as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell · 11 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Black Mirror
TV · as Karl · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep