Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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.

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Known For

Baywatch
Baywatch
Aquaman
Aquaman
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
Boundaries
Boundaries
First Match
First Match
Us
Us

Filmography

2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
2022 Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022 Ambulance
as Will Sharp
2021 The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021 DC Fandome 2021
as
2021 Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
2020 Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020 All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
2019 Watchmen
as Cal Abar
2019 Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2019 Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
2019 Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2018 Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
2018 Boundaries
as Serge
2018 First Match
as Darrel
2018 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane
2017 The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
2017 Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
2017 The Handmaid's Tale
as Omar