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