Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Actor
as Terry Albury
as Simon Williams / Wonder Man
as John Creasy
as Black Manta
as Will Sharp
as Self - Guest
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
as Anthony McCoy
as Bobby Seale
as Big Stunna
as Self
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
as Cal Abar
as Self - Illustrious Guest
as David Kane / Black Manta
as Serge
as Darrel
as Duane
as W. D. Wheeler
as Sgt. Ellerbee
as Omar
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
as Self
as Karl
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer