
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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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 joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in the Disney+ series Wonder Man as the title character.
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Known For

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Black Mirror

Desus & Mero

The Handmaid's Tale

All Day and a Night

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Baywatch

Us

The Get Down

Aquaman

The Greatest Showman

The Matrix Resurrections

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

First Match

Watchmen

Ambulance

Man on Fire

Wonder Man

I Helped Destroy People

Candyman
Production Credits
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