People
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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... Read More
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 |