About
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Overview
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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Known for
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| 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Actor | Black Manta | 65 Fair |
| 2022 | Ambulance | Actor | Will Sharp | 65 Fair |
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections | Actor | Morpheus / Agent Smith | 63 Fair |
| 2021 | Candyman | Actor | Anthony McCoy | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Actor | Bobby Seale | 74 Good |
| 2020 | All Day and a Night | Actor | Big Stunna | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Actor | Cal Abar | 76 Good |
| 2019 | Sweetness in the Belly | Actor | Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Us | Actor | Russell Thomas / Weyland | 68 Fair |
| 2018 | Aquaman | Actor | David Kane / Black Manta | 68 Fair |
| 2018 | Boundaries | Actor | Serge | 58 Average |
| 2018 | First Match | Actor | Darrel | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Actor | Duane | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | The Greatest Showman | Actor | W. D. Wheeler | 77 Good |
| 2017 | Baywatch | Actor | Sgt. Ellerbee | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | The Get Down | Actor | Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell | 71 Good |
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| I Helped Destroy People | Actor | Terry Albury | N/A N/A |
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| By All | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Man on Fire | Actor | John Creasy | N/A N/A |
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| Wonder Man | Actor | Simon Williams / Wonder Man | N/A N/A |
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| I Helped Destroy People | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Man on Fire | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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