Actor

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Born 15 July 1986 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Wonder Man1 seasonSimon Williams
  2. 2026Man on Fire1 seasonJohn Creasy
  3. 2026By Any Means1h 47mWayne Strider
  4. 2026THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTHJim Brown
  5. 2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2h 4mBlack Manta
  6. 2022Ambulance2h 16mWill Sharp
  7. 2021Candyman1h 31mAnthony McCoy
  8. 2021The Matrix Resurrections2h 28mMorpheus / Agent Smith
  9. 2020The Trial of the Chicago 72h 10mBobby Seale
  10. 2020All Day and a Night2h 1mBig Stunna
  11. 2019Watchmen1 seasonCal Abar
  12. 2019Sweetness in the Belly1h 51mDr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
  13. 2019Us1h 56mRussell Thomas / Weyland
  14. 2018First Match1h 34mDarrel
  15. 2018Boundaries1h 45mSerge
  16. 2018Aquaman2h 23mDavid Kane / Black Manta
  17. 2018The Vanishing of Sidney Hall2hDuane
  18. 2017The Greatest Showman1h 45mW. D. Wheeler
  19. 2017Baywatch1h 56mSgt. Ellerbee
  20. 2016The Get Down1 seasonClarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
  21. House of Games
  22. Emergency Contact
  23. Liminal