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