Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Acting

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 15, 1986 (39 years old)

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Known For

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2h 4m
Movie 2023

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death....

Ambulance
2h 16m
Movie 2022

Ambulance

Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his...

The Matrix Resurrections
2h 27m
Movie 2021

The Matrix Resurrections

Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn...

Candyman
1h 31m
Movie 2021

Candyman

A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying...

The Trial of the Chicago 7
2h 10m
Movie 2020

The Trial of the Chicago 7

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into...

All Day and a Night
2h 1m
Movie 2020

All Day and a Night

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back...

Watchmen
TV Show 2019

Watchmen

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as...

Sweetness in the Belly
1h 51m
Movie 2019

Sweetness in the Belly

Orphaned in Africa as a child, Lilly escapes to England...

Us
1h 56m
Movie 2019

Us

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids...

Aquaman
2h 23m
Movie 2018

Aquaman

Half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry is taken on the journey of...

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.