Cast
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
Cast
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Known for
Acting
Born
1986-07-15
From
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 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.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
Ambulance
as Will Sharp
By Any Means
as Wayne Strider
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Boundaries
as Serge
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
First Match
as Darrel
Liminal
House of Games