Acting
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
1986 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
19 films
Bio
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).
Filmography
By Any Means
Wayne Strider
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Black Manta
Aquaman
David Kane / Black Manta
The Matrix Resurrections
Morpheus / Agent Smith
The Greatest Showman
W. D. Wheeler
Baywatch
Sgt. Ellerbee
Us
Russell Thomas / Weyland
Ambulance
Will Sharp
Candyman
Anthony McCoy
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bobby Seale
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Duane