Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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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 ...
Known For
Filmography
By Any Means
2026
as Wayne Strider
The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth
2026
Wonder Man
2026
as Simon Williams
Man on Fire
2026
as John Creasy
Skip Intro
2026
as Self - Guest
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Black Manta
Ambulance
2022
as Will Sharp
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Candyman
2021
as Anthony McCoy
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
All Day and a Night
2020
as Big Stunna
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as Bobby Seale
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self
Us
2019
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
Sweetness in the Belly
2019
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Watchmen
2019
as Cal Abar
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Aquaman
2018
as David Kane / Black Manta
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Duane
Boundaries
2018
as Serge
First Match
2018
as Darrel
Baywatch
2017
as Sgt. Ellerbee
The Greatest Showman
2017
as W. D. Wheeler
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Omar
The Get Down
2016
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Black Mirror
2011
as Karl
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self