Born 1986 (age 39) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Appears in 34 titles

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

Aquaman
6.9
Aquaman
2018
as David Kane / Black Manta
The Greatest Showman
7.9
The Greatest Showman
2017
as W. D. Wheeler
Baywatch
6.1
Baywatch
2017
as Sgt. Ellerbee
Us
6.9
Us
2019
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
The Matrix Resurrections
6.3
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
6.5
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Black Manta
The Trial of the Chicago 7
7.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as Bobby Seale
Ambulance
6.6
Ambulance
2022
as Will Sharp
Candyman
6.0
Candyman
2021
as Anthony McCoy
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
6.7
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Duane
All Day and a Night
6.2
All Day and a Night
2020
as Big Stunna
First Match
6.4
First Match
2018
as Darrel
Boundaries
5.6
Boundaries
2018
as Serge
Sweetness in the Belly
6.3
Sweetness in the Belly
2019
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
By Any Means
By Any Means
2026
House of Games
Liminal