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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1986-07-15 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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 joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in the Disney+ series Wonder Man as the title character.

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Known For

Acting

2023

2022

Ambulance as Will Sharp
Sherri as Self - Guest

2021

Candyman as Anthony McCoy
The Matrix Resurrections as Morpheus / Agent Smith

2020

2019

Us as Russell Thomas / Weyland
Sweetness in the Belly as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Watchmen as Cal Abar
Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest

2018

Aquaman as David Kane / Black Manta
Boundaries as Serge
First Match as Darrel

2017

Baywatch as Sgt. Ellerbee
The Greatest Showman as W. D. Wheeler

2016

The Get Down as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell

2015

2014

2011

Black Mirror as Karl

2003

1996

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I Helped Destroy People as Terry Albury
Wonder Man as Simon Williams / Wonder Man
Man on Fire as John Creasy

Production

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Man on Fire as Executive Producer