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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Acting
Born: 1986-07-15
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 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

30 Works
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996

tv

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

tv

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

tv

Black Mirror
8.3

Black Mirror

2011

tv

The Handmaid's Tale
8.1

The Handmaid's Tale

2017

tv

Man on Fire
7.0

Man on Fire

2026

tv

Sherri
2.7

Sherri

2022

tv

The View
4.4

The View

1997

tv

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

tv

Watchmen
7.6

Watchmen

2019

tv

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
6.5

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023

movie

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

tv