Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 15, 1986 (age 40)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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.
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Known For - Movies
Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
Ambulance
as Will Sharp
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
Known For - TV Shows
The Daily Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Black Mirror
as Karl
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Handmaid's Tale
as Omar
Sherri
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Watchmen
as Cal Abar