Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
Born 1986-07-15 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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 and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · Movie
The Greatest Showman
2017 · Movie
Aquaman
2018 · Movie
Baywatch
2017 · Movie
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 · Movie
Us
2019 · Movie
Ambulance
2022 · Movie
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 · Movie
Candyman
2021 · Movie
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 · Movie
All Day and a Night
2020 · Movie
Boundaries
2018 · Movie
Sweetness in the Belly
2019 · Movie
First Match
2018 · Movie
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
— · Movie