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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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Born: 1986 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 15 Global Credits 🔥 2.2 Popularity
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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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Show / Title Year Credit / Role
Man on Fire 2026 John Creasy
Man on Fire 2026 Executive Producer
Wonder Man 2026 Simon Williams
Skip Intro 2026 Self - Guest
Sherri 2022 Self - Guest
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's 2020 Self
Watchmen 2019 Cal Abar
The Handmaid's Tale 2017 Omar
The Get Down 2016 Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 Self
Black Mirror 2011 Karl
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003 Self - Guest
The View 1997 Self
The Daily Show 1996 Self