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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
- 2026
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2026
By Any Means
Movie Wayne Strider
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2026
Man on Fire
TV show John Creasy
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2026
Wonder Man
TV show Simon Williams
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2026
Skip Intro
TV show Self - Guest
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2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Movie Black Manta
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Ambulance
Movie Will Sharp
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2021
The Matrix Resurrections
Movie Morpheus / Agent Smith
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2021
Candyman
Movie Anthony McCoy
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2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Movie Bobby Seale
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2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV show Self
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2020
All Day and a Night
Movie Big Stunna
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2019
Watchmen
TV show Cal Abar
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Sweetness in the Belly
Movie Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
More credits
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2019
Us
Movie Russell Thomas / Weyland
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2019
Desus & Mero
TV show Self - Illustrious Guest
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2018
Aquaman
Movie David Kane / Black Manta
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2018
Boundaries
Movie Serge
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2018
First Match
Movie Darrel
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2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie Duane
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2017
The Greatest Showman
Movie W. D. Wheeler
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2017
Baywatch
Movie Sgt. Ellerbee
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2017
The Handmaid's Tale
TV show Omar
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2016
The Get Down
TV show Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
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2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV show Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2011
Black Mirror
TV show Karl
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self
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1997
The View
TV show Self
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1996
The Daily Show
TV show Self
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Liminal
Movie
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Emergency Contact
Movie
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House of Games
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