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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Birthday: 1987-06-15 | Place of Birth: 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
Wonder Man

as    Simon Williams / Wonder Man

2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

as    Black Manta

2022
Ambulance

as    Will Sharp

2021
Candyman

as    Anthony McCoy

2021
The Matrix Resurrections

as    Morpheus / Agent Smith

2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7

as    Bobby Seale

2019
Watchmen

as    Cal Abar

2019
Sweetness in the Belly

as    Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

2019
Us

as    Russell Thomas / Weyland

2018
First Match

as    Darrel

2018
Aquaman

as    David Kane / Black Manta

2018
2018
Boundaries

as    Serge

2017
Baywatch

as    Sgt. Ellerbee

2017
The Greatest Showman

as    W. D. Wheeler

2016
The Get Down

as    Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell

1
Man on Fire

as    John Creasy

1
Wonder Man

as    Simon Williams/Wonder Man

1
I Helped Destroy People

as    Terry Albury