Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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 joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in the Disney+ series Wonder Man as the title character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| I Helped Destroy People | Terry Albury | 1970 |
| Emergency Contact | 1970 | |
| Baywatch | Sgt. Ellerbee | 2017 |
| Aquaman | David Kane / Black Manta | 2018 |
| The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Duane | 2018 |
| The Greatest Showman | W. D. Wheeler | 2017 |
| Boundaries | Serge | 2018 |
| First Match | Darrel | 2018 |
| Us | Russell Thomas / Weyland | 2019 |
| All Day and a Night | Big Stunna | 2020 |
| Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Black Manta | 2023 |
| Candyman | Anthony McCoy | 2021 |
| Sweetness in the Belly | Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser | 2019 |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Bobby Seale | 2020 |
| The Matrix Resurrections | Morpheus / Agent Smith | 2021 |
| Ambulance | Will Sharp | 2022 |
| By All | 1970 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| The Get Down | Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell | 2016 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| Sherri | Self - Guest | 2022 |
| Watchmen | Cal Abar | 2019 |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Omar | 2017 |
| Black Mirror | Karl | 2011 |
| Wonder Man | Simon Williams / Wonder Man | 1970 |
| Man on Fire | John Creasy | 1970 |
| Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| Desus & Mero | Self - Illustrious Guest | 2019 |
| Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | Self | 2020 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | 2003 |
