Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- Acting
- July 15, 1986 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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
Filmography
- THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH · Roderick 'Hot Rod' Harrison
- By Any Means · Wayne Strider
- Man on Fire · John Creasy, Executive producer
- Wonder Man · Simon Williams
- Skip Intro · Self
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom · Black Manta
- Sherri · Self
- Ambulance · Will Sharp
- The Matrix Resurrections · Morpheus / Agent Smith
- Candyman · Anthony McCoy
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 · Bobby Seale
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's · Self
- All Day and a Night · Big Stunna
- Watchmen · Cal Abar
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Sweetness in the Belly · Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
- Us · Russell Thomas / Weyland
- Desus & Mero · Self
- Aquaman · David Kane / Black Manta
- Boundaries · Serge
- First Match · Darrel
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall · Duane
- The Greatest Showman · W. D. Wheeler
- Baywatch · Sgt. Ellerbee
- The Handmaid's Tale · Omar
- The Get Down · Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Black Mirror · Karl
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- The View · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- Emergency Contact
- House of Games · Producer
- Liminal