Biography
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
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…
Career works
35
Movies
19
Series
16
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
07/15/1986
Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
By Any Means
2026
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · 6.5
Ambulance
2022 · 6.6
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 · 6.3
Candyman
2021 · 6.0
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 · 7.7
All Day and a Night
2020 · 6.2
Sweetness in the Belly
2019 · 6.3
Us
2019 · 6.9
Aquaman
2018 · 6.9
Boundaries
2018 · 5.6
First Match
2018 · 6.4
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 · 6.7
The Greatest Showman
2017 · 7.9
Baywatch
2017 · 6.1
Series
Man on Fire
2026 · 7.5
Wonder Man
2026 · 7.0
Skip Intro
2026
Sherri
2022 · 2.6
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · 10.0
Watchmen
2019 · 7.6
Desus & Mero
2019 · 5.1
The Handmaid's Tale
2017 · 8.1
The Get Down
2016 · 7.3
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · 6.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · 5.8
Black Mirror
2011 · 8.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · 5.3
The View
1997 · 4.4