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 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.

Filmography

2026

Wonder Man as Simon Williams
Man on Fire as John Creasy
Skip Intro as Self - Guest
By Any Means as Wayne Strider
The Adventures of Cliff Booth as Jim Brown

2023

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Black Manta

2022

Sherri as Self - Guest
Ambulance as Will Sharp

2021

The Matrix Resurrections as Morpheus / Agent Smith
Candyman as Anthony McCoy

2020

The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Bobby Seale
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
All Day and a Night as Big Stunna

2019

Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
Watchmen as Cal Abar
Us as Russell Thomas / Weyland
Sweetness in the Belly as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

2018

Aquaman as David Kane / Black Manta
First Match as Darrel
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Duane
Boundaries as Serge

2017

The Handmaid's Tale as Omar
Baywatch as Sgt. Ellerbee
The Greatest Showman as W. D. Wheeler

2016

The Get Down as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell

1997

The View as Self

1996

The Daily Show as Self