Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Born: 1986-07-15 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For: Acting
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 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.
Filmography
2026
- Wonder Man as Simon Williams / Wonder Man
2023
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Black Manta
2021
- The Matrix Resurrections as Morpheus / Agent Smith
- Candyman as Anthony McCoy
2020
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Bobby Seale
- All Day and a Night as Big Stunna
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
2019
- Watchmen as Cal Abar
- Us as Russell Thomas / Weyland
- Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- Sweetness in the Belly as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2018
- Aquaman as David Kane / Black Manta
- Boundaries as Serge
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Duane
- First Match as Darrel
2017
- The Handmaid's Tale as Omar
- The Greatest Showman as W. D. Wheeler
- Baywatch as Sgt. Ellerbee
2016
- The Get Down as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
2015
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2011
- Black Mirror as Karl
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self