Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
July 15, 1986 (39 years old)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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Known For
Acting
Wonder Man
2026
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Sherri
2022
Ambulance
2022
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
Candyman
2021
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
All Day and a Night
2020
Watchmen
2019
Sweetness in the Belly
2019
Us
2019
Desus & Mero
2019
Aquaman
2018
Boundaries
2018
First Match
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
The Greatest Showman
2017
Baywatch
2017
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
The Get Down
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Black Mirror
2011