Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Born
Jul 15, 1986 (39 years old)
Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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...
Movies (18)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Aquaman
2018
Baywatch
2017
The Greatest Showman
2017
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
Us
2019
Ambulance
2022
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
Candyman
2021
All Day and a Night
2020
First Match
2018
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
By Any Means
Boundaries
2018
Sweetness in the Belly
2019
House of Games
Emergency Contact
Shows (15)
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Black Mirror
2011
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Wonder Man
2026
Sherri
2022
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Watchmen
2019
Desus & Mero
2019
The Get Down
2016
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020