Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Jul 15 1986

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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Karl

Omar

Cal Abar

Simon Williams

W. D. Wheeler

Black Manta

David Kane / Black Manta

Morpheus / Agent Smith

Sgt. Ellerbee

Russell Thomas / Weyland

Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell

Will Sharp

John Creasy

Anthony McCoy

Bobby Seale

Serge

Big Stunna

Duane

Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

Darrel