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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 15, 1986 (39)
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Oct 05, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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/A ... gent 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023

as Black Manta

Ambulance

Ambulance

2022

as Will Sharp

Candyman

Candyman

2021

as Anthony McCoy

The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections

2021

as Morpheus / Agent Smith

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020

as Bobby Seale

All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020

as Big Stunna

Sweetness in the Belly

Sweetness in the Belly

2019

as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

Us

Us

2019

as Russell Thomas / Weyland

First Match

First Match

2018

as Darrel

Aquaman

Aquaman

2018

as David Kane / Black Manta

Boundaries

Boundaries

2018

as Serge

The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman

2017

as W. D. Wheeler

Baywatch

Baywatch

2017

as Sgt. Ellerbee

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Get Down

as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Aug 12, 2016

Watchmen

as Cal Abar

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Oct 20, 2019

Wonder Man

as Simon Williams / Wonder Man

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 27, 2026

Man on Fire

as John Creasy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Unknown

The Handmaid's Tale

as Omar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 2017

Black Mirror

as Karl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2011

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2019

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 03, 2020

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

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