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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 15, 1986
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
- 야히아 압둘 마틴 2세
- Яхья Абдул-Матин II
- יאיא עבדול-מאטין
- יאיא עבדול-מאטין השני
- 葉海亞·阿巴杜-馬汀二世
- ヤーヤ・アブドゥル＝マティーン二世
- ヤヒヤ・アブドゥル＝マティーン2世
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
1.0 Popularity
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Simon Williams / Wonder Man
Wonder Man
2026
6.6
Black Manta
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
3.0
Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
6.6
Will Sharp
Ambulance
2022
6.4
Morpheus / Agent Smith
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
6.0
Anthony McCoy
Candyman
2021
7.7
Bobby Seale
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
10.0
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
6.2
Big Stunna
All Day and a Night
2020
7.6
Cal Abar
Watchmen
2019
Credits
Wonder Man
as Simon Williams / Wonder Man
2026
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
2023
6.6
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
Ambulance
as Will Sharp
2022
6.6
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021
6.4
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
2021
6.0
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
2020
7.7
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
10.0
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
2020
6.2
Watchmen
as Cal Abar
2019
7.6
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2019
6.2
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
2019
7.0
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
5.1
Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
2018
6.9
Boundaries
as Serge
2018
5.6
First Match
as Darrel
2018
6.4
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane
2018
6.7
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
2017
7.9
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
2017
6.1
The Handmaid's Tale
as Omar
2017
8.2
The Get Down
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
2016
7.3
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Black Mirror
as Karl
2011
8.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
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Emergency Contact
N/A
0.0
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The Adventures of Cliff Booth
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By All
N/A
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By Any Means
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Man on Fire
as John Creasy
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House of Games
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