Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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 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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Handmaid's Tale
Black Mirror
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
All Movies (19)
- The Adventures of Cliff Booth2026 · as Jim Brown
- By Any Means2026 · as Wayne Strider
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023 · as Black Manta
- Ambulance2022 · as Will Sharp
- The Matrix Resurrections2021 · as Morpheus / Agent Smith
- Candyman2021 · as Anthony McCoy
- The Trial of the Chicago 72020 · as Bobby Seale
- All Day and a Night2020 · as Big Stunna
- Sweetness in the Belly2019 · as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
- Us2019 · as Russell Thomas / Weyland
- Aquaman2018 · as David Kane / Black Manta
- Boundaries2018 · as Serge
- First Match2018 · as Darrel
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall2018 · as Duane
- The Greatest Showman2017 · as W. D. Wheeler
- Baywatch2017 · as Sgt. Ellerbee
- Emergency Contact—
- House of Games—
- Liminal—
All TV Shows (17)
- Man on Fire2026 · as John Creasy
- Wonder Man2026 · as Simon Williams
- Skip Intro2026 · as Self - Guest
- Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's2020 · as Self
- Watchmen2019 · as Cal Abar
- Desus & Mero2019 · as Self - Illustrious Guest
- The Handmaid's Tale2017 · as Omar
- The Get Down2016 · as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- Black Mirror2011 · as Karl
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- The View1997 · as Self
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self