Acting credits
27
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
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TMDB popularity
2.1
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Movies: 14Series: 13
TMDB ID: 1639847
IMDb ID: nm5584344
Known for: Acting
Born: July 15, 1986
Age: 39
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2026
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q28655334
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
6.5
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
2023 Movie
6.6
Ambulance
as Will Sharp
2022 Movie
6.3
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021 Movie
6.0
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
2021 Movie
7.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
2020 Movie
6.2
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
2020 Movie
6.2
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2019 Movie
7.0
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
2019 Movie
6.9
Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
2018 Movie
5.6
Boundaries
as Serge
2018 Movie
6.4
First Match
as Darrel
2018 Movie
6.7
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane
2018 Movie
7.9
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
2017 Movie
6.1
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
2017 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
7.1
Wonder Man
as Simon Williams • 8 eps
2026 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
10.0
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
Watchmen
as Cal Abar • 9 eps
2019 Series
5.1
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.1
The Handmaid's Tale
as Omar • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.3
The Get Down
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell • 11 eps
2016 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.3
Black Mirror
as Karl • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series