Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
15 Jul 1986 (38 years old) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying David Kane/Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman (2018), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). For the latter, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. After starring in the Netflix musical drama series The Get Down (2016–2017), Abdul-Mateen appeared in numerous films, including Baywatch (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), and Us (2019).
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Black Manta
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Ambulance as Will Sharp
- 2021 · The Matrix Resurrections as Morpheus / Agent Smith
- 2021 · Candyman as Anthony McCoy
- 2020 · The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Bobby Seale
- 2020 · Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- 2020 · All Day and a Night as Big Stunna
- 2019 · Watchmen as Cal Abar
- 2019 · Sweetness in the Belly as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
- 2019 · Us as Russell Thomas / Weyland
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 2018 · Aquaman as David Kane / Black Manta
- 2018 · Boundaries as Serge
- 2018 · First Match as Darrel
- 2018 · The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Duane
- 2017 · The Greatest Showman as W. D. Wheeler
- 2017 · Baywatch as Sgt. Ellerbee
- 2017 · The Handmaid's Tale as Omar
- 2016 · The Get Down as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2011 · Black Mirror as Karl
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 2024 · I Helped Destroy People as Terry Albury
- 2024 · Emergency Contact as
- 2024 · By All as
- 2024 · Wonder Man as Simon Williams
- 2024 · Man on Fire as John Creasy