Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Black Manta
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 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 · Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- 2020 · All Day and a Night as Big Stunna
- 2019 · Watchmen as Cal Abar
- 2019 · Sweetness in the Belly as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
- 2019 · Us as Russell Thomas / Weyland
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 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
- 2017 · The Handmaid's Tale as Omar
- 2016 · The Get Down as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2011 · Black Mirror as Karl
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- Future · Wonder Man as Simon Williams / Wonder Man
- Future · Man on Fire as John Creasy
- Future · By All as
- Future · Emergency Contact as
- Future · I Helped Destroy People as Terry Albury