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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Actor

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Acting
2017 — present · 12 films
Born
15 July 1986 · age 39
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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.

Career Signature

How Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s filmography reads.

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