People
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Biography:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying David Kane/Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman (2018), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). For the latter, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
After starring in the Netflix musical drama series The Get Down (2016–2017), Abdul-Mateen appeared in numerous films, including Baywatch (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), and Us (2019).
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Black Manta | 2023-12-20 |
Ambulance as Will Sharp | 2022-03-16 |
The Matrix Resurrections as Morpheus / Agent Smith | 2021-12-16 |
Candyman as Anthony McCoy | 2021-08-25 |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Bobby Seale | 2020-09-25 |
All Day and a Night as Big Stunna | 2020-05-01 |
Sweetness in the Belly as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser | 2019-09-06 |
Us as Russell Thomas / Weyland | 2019-03-14 |
Aquaman as David Kane / Black Manta | 2018-12-07 |
Boundaries as Serge | 2018-06-22 |
First Match as Darrel | 2018-03-12 |
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Duane | 2018-03-02 |
The Greatest Showman as W. D. Wheeler | 2017-12-20 |
Baywatch as Sgt. Ellerbee | 2017-05-25 |