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).
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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External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm5584344
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28655334
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Filmography (Movies)
By Any Means
Character:
Release Date:17/09/2026
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Character:Black Manta
Release Date:20/12/2023
Ambulance
Character:Will Sharp
Release Date:16/03/2022
The Matrix Resurrections
Character:Morpheus / Agent Smith
Release Date:16/12/2021
Candyman
Character:Anthony McCoy
Release Date:25/08/2021
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Character:Bobby Seale
Release Date:25/09/2020
All Day and a Night
Character:Big Stunna
Release Date:01/05/2020
Sweetness in the Belly
Character:Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Release Date:06/09/2019
Us
Character:Russell Thomas / Weyland
Release Date:14/03/2019
Aquaman
Character:David Kane / Black Manta
Release Date:07/12/2018
Boundaries
Character:Serge
Release Date:22/06/2018
First Match
Character:Darrel
Release Date:12/03/2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Character:Duane
Release Date:02/03/2018
The Greatest Showman
Character:W. D. Wheeler
Release Date:20/12/2017
Baywatch
Character:Sgt. Ellerbee
Release Date:25/05/2017
Television Appearances
Wonder Man
Character:Simon Williams / Wonder Man
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Character:Self
Watchmen
Character:Cal Abar
Desus & Mero
Character:Self - Illustrious Guest
The Handmaid's Tale
Character:Omar
The Get Down
Character:Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Black Mirror
Character:Karl
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Character:Self
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