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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1996 • TV
2014 • TV
2014 • TV
2011 • TV
2021 • Movie
2017 • Movie
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
as W. D. Wheeler
as Black Manta
as David Kane / Black Manta
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
as Sgt. Ellerbee
as Anthony McCoy
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
as Will Sharp
as Bobby Seale
as Duane
as Big Stunna
as Serge
as Darrel
Producer
as Self
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Karl
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self - Guest
2 episodes
as Omar
1 episodes
as Self - Guest
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Simon Williams
8 episodes
as Cal Abar
9 episodes
as Self - Illustrious Guest
1 episodes
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
11 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as John Creasy
2 episodes
Executive Producer
