Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Known for ActingBorn 1986-07-15 (age 40)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

Black Mirror

The Handmaid's Tale

By Any Means

The Greatest Showman

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Watchmen

Man on Fire

The Get Down

Wonder Man

Us

Aquaman

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Ambulance

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

First Match

The Matrix Resurrections

The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Day and a Night

Sweetness in the Belly

The Daily Show

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Baywatch

Candyman

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Boundaries

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Desus & Mero

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The View

The Sherri Shepherd Show

THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH

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Emergency Contact

House of Games

Liminal