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 ...
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's Movies
Aquaman
07 Dec 2018
The Greatest Showman
20 Dec 2017
Baywatch
25 May 2017
Us
14 Mar 2019
The Matrix Resurrections
16 Dec 2021
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
20 Dec 2023
The Trial of the Chicago 7
25 Sept 2020
Ambulance
16 Mar 2022
Candyman
25 Aug 2021
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
02 Mar 2018
All Day and a Night
01 May 2020
First Match
12 Mar 2018
Boundaries
22 Jun 2018
Sweetness in the Belly
06 Sept 2019
Emergency Contact
By Any Means
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
House of Games
Liminal
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's TV Shows
Black Mirror
04 Dec 2011
The Handmaid's Tale
26 Apr 2017
Watchmen
20 Oct 2019
The Daily Show
22 Jul 1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
17 Feb 2014
Wonder Man
27 Jan 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
26 Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
26 Jan 2003
The Get Down
12 Aug 2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
25 Feb 2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
02 Aug 2015
Sherri
12 Sept 2022
Desus & Mero
21 Feb 2019
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
03 May 2020
Man on Fire
30 Apr 2026