Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
Born: July 15, 1986 (age 40) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Aquaman
2018
The Greatest Showman
2017
Baywatch
2017
Us
2019
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
Black Mirror
2011
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
Ambulance
2022
Candyman
2021
Watchmen
2019
Photos (8)
Movies (14)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Black Manta
The Matrix Resurrections
Morpheus / Agent Smith
The Greatest Showman
W. D. Wheeler
Aquaman
David Kane / Black Manta
Baywatch
Sgt. Ellerbee
Us
Russell Thomas / Weyland
Ambulance
Will Sharp
Candyman
Anthony McCoy
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bobby Seale
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Duane
Sweetness in the Belly
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
All Day and a Night
Big Stunna
First Match
Darrel
Boundaries
Serge
TV Shows (6)
Self / Appearances (12)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · 1 eps
Skip Intro
Self - Guest · 1 eps
