Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Acting · Born 1986-07-15 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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 portrays the Marvel Comics character Simon Williams / Wonder Man in media set in the…

Filmography

• The Greatest Showman as W. D. Wheeler
• Us as Russell Thomas / Weyland
• The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Bobby Seale
• Baywatch as Sgt. Ellerbee
• Aquaman as David Kane / Black Manta
• The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Duane
• Boundaries as Serge
• First Match as Darrel
• All Day and a Night as Big Stunna
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Black Manta

TV

• Watchmen as Cal Abar
• The Handmaid's Tale as Omar
• Black Mirror as Karl
• The Daily Show as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
• The Get Down as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
• Sherri as Self - Guest
• Wonder Man as Simon Williams
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self