Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
Born: Jul 15, 1986
From: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Any Means | 2026 | — | |
| Wonder Man TV | Simon Williams | 2026 | 7.0 |
| Man on Fire TV | John Creasy | 2026 | 1.0 |
| Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Black Manta | 2023 | 6.524 |
| Ambulance | Will Sharp | 2022 | 6.6 |
| Sherri TV | Self - Guest | 2022 | 2.7 |
| Candyman | Anthony McCoy | 2021 | 6.012 |
| The Matrix Resurrections | Morpheus / Agent Smith | 2021 | 6.334 |
| All Day and a Night | Big Stunna | 2020 | 6.2 |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Bobby Seale | 2020 | 7.665 |
| Us | Russell Thomas / Weyland | 2019 | 6.95 |
| Sweetness in the Belly | Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser | 2019 | 6.269 |
| Watchmen TV | Cal Abar | 2019 | 7.634 |
| The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Duane | 2018 | 6.742 |
| Aquaman | David Kane / Black Manta | 2018 | 6.867 |
| Boundaries | Serge | 2018 | 5.6 |
| First Match | Darrel | 2018 | 6.4 |
| Baywatch | Sgt. Ellerbee | 2017 | 6.084 |
| The Greatest Showman | W. D. Wheeler | 2017 | 7.861 |
| The Handmaid's Tale TV | Omar | 2017 | 8.139 |
| The Get Down TV | Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell | 2016 | 7.3 |
| Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self | 2015 | 6.2 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self | 2014 | 5.2 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self | 2014 | 5.873 |
| Black Mirror TV | Karl | 2011 | 8.282 |
| The Daily Show TV | Self | 1996 | 6.427 |
| Emergency Contact | — | ||
| The Adventures of Cliff Booth | — | ||
| House of Games | — | ||
| Liminal | — | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1986 |
| From | New Orleans, Louisiana, … |