Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Acting

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Born July 15, 1986New Orleans, Louisiana, USA33 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Man on Fire
2026Man on Fire
as John CreasyTV
Wonder Man
2026Wonder Man
as Simon WilliamsTV
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
Ambulance
2022Ambulance
as Will SharpMovie
The Matrix Resurrections
2021The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent SmithMovie
Candyman
2021Candyman
as Anthony McCoyMovie
All Day and a Night
2020All Day and a Night
as Big StunnaMovie
Watchmen
2019Watchmen
as Cal AbarTV
Sweetness in the Belly
2019Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul NasserMovie
Us
2019Us
as Russell Thomas / WeylandMovie
Desus & Mero
2019Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious GuestTV
Aquaman
2018Aquaman
as David Kane / Black MantaMovie
Boundaries
2018Boundaries
as SergeMovie
First Match
2018First Match
as DarrelMovie
The Greatest Showman
2017The Greatest Showman
as W. D. WheelerMovie
Baywatch
2017Baywatch
as Sgt. EllerbeeMovie
The Get Down
2016The Get Down
as Clarence 'Cadillac' CaldwellTV