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