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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Appearances
Emergency Contact
TBA
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
2017
Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane
2018
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
2017
Boundaries
as Serge
2018
First Match
as Darrel
2018
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
2019
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
2020
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
2023
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
2021
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2019
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
2020
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021
Ambulance
as Will Sharp
2022
By Any Means
2026
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
TBA
House of Games
TBA
Liminal
TBA
TV Appearances
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Get Down
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
Watchmen
as Cal Abar
2019
The Handmaid's Tale
as Omar
2017
Black Mirror
as Karl
2011
Wonder Man
as Simon Williams
2026
Man on Fire
as John Creasy
2026
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019