Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Jul 15 1986
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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 m…
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Black Mirror
Karl
The Handmaid's Tale
Omar
Watchmen
Cal Abar
Wonder Man
Simon Williams
The Greatest Showman
W. D. Wheeler
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Black Manta
Aquaman
David Kane / Black Manta
The Matrix Resurrections
Morpheus / Agent Smith
Baywatch
Sgt. Ellerbee
Us
Russell Thomas / Weyland
The Get Down
Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
Ambulance
Will Sharp
Man on Fire
John Creasy
Candyman
Anthony McCoy
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bobby Seale
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Boundaries
Serge
All Day and a Night
Big Stunna
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Duane
Sweetness in the Belly
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
First Match
Darrel
By Any Means
House of Games
Liminal
Emergency Contact