Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Biography
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor born on July 15, 1986, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has appeared in various films and television shows, including Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Matrix Resurrections, and Watchmen. Abdul-Mateen II has also made guest appearances on The Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror. He made his Broadway debut in the play Topdog/Underdog, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play nomination. Abdul-Mateen II has a total of 36 known credits and is known for his acting work. He has a content score of 100 on TMDB.
Career overview
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor. He has appeared in various films and television shows, including the superhero films Aquaman and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, where he portrayed the character Black Manta. He also played the role of Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Morpheus / Agent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections.
Abdul-Mateen II has received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Cal Abar / Doctor Manhattan in the HBO limited series Watchmen, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award. He has also made guest appearances in episodes of The Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror. Abdul-Mateen II 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.
As an actor, Abdul-Mateen II has demonstrated his versatility in a range of roles and genres. With a career spanning multiple films and television shows, he has established himself as a talented and accomplished actor in the entertainment industry.
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- Man on Fire (2026) as John Creasy
- Man on Fire (2026) Executive Producer
- Wonder Man (2026) as Simon Williams
- Skip Intro (2026) as Self - Guest
- The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026) as Jim Brown
- By Any Means (2026) as Wayne Strider
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) as Black Manta
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Ambulance (2022) as Will Sharp
- The Matrix Resurrections (2021) as Morpheus / Agent Smith
- Candyman (2021) as Anthony McCoy
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) as Bobby Seale
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (2020) as Self
- All Day and a Night (2020) as Big Stunna
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Desus & Mero (2019) as Self - Illustrious Guest
- Us (2019) as Russell Thomas / Weyland
- Watchmen (2019) as Cal Abar
- Sweetness in the Belly (2019) as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
- Aquaman (2018) as David Kane / Black Manta
- Boundaries (2018) as Serge
- First Match (2018) as Darrel
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018) as Duane
- The Handmaid's Tale (2017) as Omar
- The Greatest Showman (2017) as W. D. Wheeler
- Baywatch (2017) as Sgt. Ellerbee
- The Get Down (2016) as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Black Mirror (2011) as Karl
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Liminal
- House of Games
- House of Games Producer
- Emergency Contact