Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting • Born 1986-07-15
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.
Filmography
33 credits
Emergency Contact
Movie
Baywatch
Movie • 2017
Sgt. Ellerbee
Aquaman
Movie • 2018
David Kane / Black Manta
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie • 2018
Duane
The Greatest Showman
Movie • 2017
W. D. Wheeler
Boundaries
Movie • 2018
Serge
First Match
Movie • 2018
Darrel
Us
Movie • 2019
Russell Thomas / Weyland
All Day and a Night
Movie • 2020
Big Stunna
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Movie • 2023
Black Manta
Candyman
Movie • 2021
Anthony McCoy
Sweetness in the Belly
Movie • 2019
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Movie • 2020
Bobby Seale
The Matrix Resurrections
Movie • 2021
Morpheus / Agent Smith
Ambulance
Movie • 2022
Will Sharp
By Any Means
Movie
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Movie
House of Games
Movie
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Get Down
TV • 2016
Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Watchmen
TV • 2019
Cal Abar
The Handmaid's Tale
TV • 2017
Omar
Black Mirror
TV • 2011
Karl
Wonder Man
TV • 2026
Simon Williams
Man on Fire
TV • 2026
John Creasy
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Desus & Mero
TV • 2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV • 2020
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest