
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Known for: Acting
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…
Known for
Emergency Contact

Candyman
2021

First Match
2018

Ambulance
2022

By Any Means
2026
House of Games
Liminal

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023

Sweetness in the Belly
2019

The Matrix Resurrections
2021
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
2026

Aquaman
2018

The Greatest Showman
2017

Boundaries
2018

Us
2019

Baywatch
2017

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018

The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020

All Day and a Night
2020

The Daily Show
1996

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

The Get Down
2016

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Sherri
2022

Watchmen
2019

The Handmaid's Tale
2017

Black Mirror
2011

Wonder Man
2026

Man on Fire
2026

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015

Desus & Mero
2019

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

The View
1997

Skip Intro
2026