Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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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 / 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.
Known for
Credits
By Any Means (2026)
as Wayne Strider
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
as Black Manta
The Greatest Showman (2017)
as W. D. Wheeler
Aquaman (2018)
as David Kane / Black Manta
Baywatch (2017)
as Sgt. Ellerbee
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
Us (2019)
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
Ambulance (2022)
as Will Sharp
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH (2026)
as Roderick 'Hot Rod' Harrison
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Bobby Seale
Candyman (2021)
as Anthony McCoy
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
as Duane
Sweetness in the Belly (2019)
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
All Day and a Night (2020)
as Big Stunna
First Match (2018)
as Darrel
Boundaries (2018)
as Serge
Liminal (—)
Actor
Emergency Contact (—)
Actor
House of Games (—)
Actor