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 portrays the Marvel Comics character Simon Williams / Wonder Man in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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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 portrays the Marvel Comics character Simon Williams / Wonder Man in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
2026
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
Character : Roderick 'Hot Rod' Harrison
2026
By Any Means
Character : Wayne Strider
2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Character : Black Manta
2022
Ambulance
Character : Will Sharp
2021
The Matrix Resurrections
Character : Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021
Candyman
Character : Anthony McCoy
2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Character : Bobby Seale
2020
All Day and a Night
Character : Big Stunna
2019
Sweetness in the Belly
Character : Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2019
Us
Character : Russell Thomas / Weyland
2018
Aquaman
Character : David Kane / Black Manta
2018
Boundaries
Character : Serge
2018
First Match
Character : Darrel
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Character : Duane
2017
The Greatest Showman
Character : W. D. Wheeler
2017
Baywatch
Character : Sgt. Ellerbee
House of Games
Liminal
Emergency Contact
- A Martinez (1 time) Ambulance
- Aaron Crippen (1 time) Candyman
- Aaron Pina (1 time) The Matrix Resurrections
- Acoryé White (1 time) Baywatch
- Adam Haas Hunter (1 time) The Greatest Showman
- Adam Vernier (1 time) By Any Means
- Adrian Acosta (1 time) The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
- Alan Frazier (1 time) Us
- Alan Metoskie (1 time) The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Alanna Masterson (1 time) By Any Means
- Alec Silver (1 time) Candyman
- Alejandro Arturo Ortiz Alonzo (1 time) First Match
- Alessandro Garcia (1 time) Us
- Alex Henderson (1 time) The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Alex Karpovsky (1 time) The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
- Alex Sharp (1 time) The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Alex Wong (1 time) The Greatest Showman
- Alexandra Daddario (1 time) Baywatch
- Alice Kremelberg (1 time) The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Alice Lanesbury (1 time) Aquaman
- Allen Maldonado (1 time) First Match
- Allison Trumbo (1 time) The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Alyma Dorsey (1 time) First Match
- Amadei Weiland (1 time) The Matrix Resurrections
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Amber Heard (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - Colman Domingo (2 times) First Match, Candyman
- Damian Young (2 times) The Greatest Showman, The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Dolph Lundgren (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- Jason Momoa (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- John Rhys-Davies (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- Michael J. Gwynn (2 times) All Day and a Night, The Matrix Resurrections
- Mike Geraghty (2 times) Candyman, The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Natalia Safran (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
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Nicole Kidman (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - Patrick Wilson (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- Paul Sparks (2 times) The Greatest Showman, Liminal
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas (2 times) Baywatch, The Matrix Resurrections
- Randall Park (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- Temuera Morrison (2 times) Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- Zac Efron (2 times) Baywatch, The Greatest Showman
All Day and a Night (2020)
- Andrea Ellsworth
- Ashton Sanders
- Christopher Meyer
- Isaiah John
- Jalyn Hall
- James Earl
- Jeffrey Wright
- Kaleb Alexander Roberts
- Kelechi Nwadibia
- Kelly Jenrette
- Michael J. Gwynn
- Ramone Hamilton
- Regina Taylor
- Shakira Ja'nai Paye
- Star Amerasu
- Tony Toste