Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Acting

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 joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in the Disney+ series Wonder Man as the title character.

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Date of Birth:

1986-07-15

Country:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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Filmography of

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Found 19 movies in total

... 2023

Ambulance

Will Sharp

... 2022

The Matrix Resurrections

Morpheus / Agent Smith

... 2021

Candyman

Anthony McCoy

... 2021

... 2020

All Day and a Night

Big Stunna

... 2020

Sweetness in the Belly

Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

... 2019

Us

Russell Thomas / Weyland

... 2019

Aquaman

David Kane / Black Manta

... 2018

Boundaries

Serge

... 2018

First Match

Darrel

... 2018

The Greatest Showman

W. D. Wheeler

... 2017

Baywatch

Sgt. Ellerbee

... 2017