Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Actor
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 joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in the Disney+ series Wonder Man as the title character.
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Filmography
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler 2017
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee 2017
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland 2019
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith 2021
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta 2023
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale 2020
Ambulance
as Will Sharp 2022
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy 2021
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane 2018
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna 2020
First Match
as Darrel 2018
Boundaries
as Serge 2018
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser 2019
Emergency Contact
TBA
By All
TBA
By Any Means
2026