Actor
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
40 years · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · 16 films
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.
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Filmography 15
By Any Means
2026 · Wayne Strider
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · Black Manta
On HBO Max
Ambulance
2022 · Will Sharp
On Netflix
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 · Morpheus / Agent Smith
Candyman
2021 · Anthony McCoy
On Amazon MX Player
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 · Bobby Seale
On Netflix
All Day and a Night
2020 · Big Stunna
On Netflix
Sweetness in the Belly
2019 · Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
On Plex
Us
2019 · Russell Thomas / Weyland
On HBO Max
Aquaman
2018 · David Kane / Black Manta
On HBO Max
Boundaries
2018 · Serge
First Match
2018 · Darrel
On Netflix
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 · Duane
On Plex
The Greatest Showman
2017 · W. D. Wheeler
On HBO Max
Baywatch
2017 · Sgt. Ellerbee
On Philo