Yahya Abdul-Mateen II 1986 39
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II 1986 39
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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2025 By Any Means
2025 Emergency Contact
2025 I Helped Destroy People as Terry Albury Producer
2025 By All
2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Black Manta
2022 Ambulance as Will Sharp
2021 The Matrix Resurrections as Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021 Candyman as Anthony McCoy
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Bobby Seale
2020 All Day and a Night as Big Stunna
2019 Sweetness in the Belly as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2019 Us as Russell Thomas / Weyland
2018 Aquaman as David Kane / Black Manta
2018 Boundaries as Serge
2018 First Match as Darrel
2018 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Duane
2017 The Greatest Showman as W. D. Wheeler
2017 Baywatch as Sgt. Ellerbee