Acting · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · Born July 15, 1986
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
2026
as Jim Brown
MovieBy Any Means
2026
as Wayne Strider
TVMan on Fire
2026
as John Creasy
TVWonder Man
2026
as Simon Williams
TVSkip Intro
2026
as Self - Guest
MovieAquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Black Manta
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
MovieAmbulance
2022
as Will Sharp
MovieThe Matrix Resurrections
2021
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
MovieCandyman
2021
as Anthony McCoy
MovieThe Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as Bobby Seale
TVBottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self
MovieAll Day and a Night
2020
as Big Stunna
TVWatchmen
2019
as Cal Abar
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieSweetness in the Belly
2019
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
MovieUs
2019
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
TVDesus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
MovieAquaman
2018
as David Kane / Black Manta
MovieBoundaries
2018
as Serge
MovieFirst Match
2018
as Darrel
MovieThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Duane
MovieThe Greatest Showman
2017
as W. D. Wheeler
MovieBaywatch
2017
as Sgt. Ellerbee
TVThe Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Omar
TVThe Get Down
2016
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVBlack Mirror
2011
as Karl
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
Emergency Contact
House of Games
Liminal
