Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
Born July 15, 1986, 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.
Filmography
- 2026By Any Means — Wayne Strider
- Man on Fire — John Creasy, Executive Producer
- 2026THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH — Roderick 'Hot Rod' Harrison
- Wonder Man — Simon Williams
- 2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom — Black Manta
- 2022Ambulance — Will Sharp
- 2021Candyman — Anthony McCoy
- 2021The Matrix Resurrections — Morpheus / Agent Smith
- 2020All Day and a Night — Big Stunna
- 2020The Trial of the Chicago 7 — Bobby Seale
- 2019Sweetness in the Belly — Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
- 2019Us — Russell Thomas / Weyland
- Watchmen — Cal Abar
- 2018Aquaman — David Kane / Black Manta
- 2018Boundaries — Serge
- 2018First Match — Darrel
- 2018The Vanishing of Sidney Hall — Duane
- 2017Baywatch — Sgt. Ellerbee
- 2017The Greatest Showman — W. D. Wheeler
- The Handmaid's Tale — Omar
- The Get Down — Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
- Black Mirror — Karl
- Emergency Contact
- House of Games — Producer
- Liminal
Appearances as themselves (11)
- Skip Intro — Self - Guest
- Sherri — Self - Guest
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's — Self
- Desus & Mero — Self - Illustrious Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
- The View — Self
- The Daily Show — Self