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.

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Known For

Wonder Man 2026 ★ 7.0
Man on Fire 2026 ★ 7.5
By Any Means 2026
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023 ★ 6.5
Ambulance 2022 ★ 6.6
The Matrix Resurrections 2021 ★ 6.3
Candyman 2021 ★ 6.0
The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 ★ 7.7
All Day and a Night 2020 ★ 6.2
Watchmen 2019 ★ 7.6
Us 2019 ★ 6.9
Sweetness in the Belly 2019 ★ 6.2
Aquaman 2018 ★ 6.9
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall 2018 ★ 6.7
Boundaries 2018 ★ 5.6
First Match 2018 ★ 6.4
The Handmaid's Tale 2017 ★ 8.2
The Greatest Showman 2017 ★ 7.9
Baywatch 2017 ★ 6.1
The Get Down 2016 ★ 7.3
Black Mirror 2011 ★ 8.3