Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Born
1986-07-15
Place of birth
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...
Known for
Aquaman
David Kane / Black Manta
The Greatest Showman
W. D. Wheeler
Baywatch
Sgt. Ellerbee
Us
Russell Thomas / Weyland
The Matrix Resurrections
Morpheus / Agent Smith
Black Mirror
Karl
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Black Manta
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bobby Seale
The Handmaid's Tale
Omar
Ambulance
Will Sharp
Candyman
Anthony McCoy
Watchmen
Cal Abar
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Duane