Acting credits
33
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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Movies: 16Series: 17Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1639847
IMDb ID: nm5584344
Known for: Acting
Born: July 15, 1986
Age: 40
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2026
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q28655334
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
Nov 25
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
as Roderick 'Hot Rod' Harrison
2026 Movie
By Any Means
as Wayne Strider
2026 Movie
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
2023 Movie
Ambulance
as Will Sharp
2022 Movie
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021 Movie
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
2021 Movie
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
2020 Movie
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
2020 Movie
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2019 Movie
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
2019 Movie
Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
2018 Movie
Boundaries
as Serge
2018 Movie
First Match
as Darrel
2018 Movie
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane
2018 Movie
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
2017 Movie
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
2017 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
Man on Fire
as John Creasy • 7 eps
2026 Series
Wonder Man
as Simon Williams • 8 eps
2026 Series
Skip Intro
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2026 Series
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Watchmen
as Cal Abar • 9 eps
2019 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Handmaid's Tale
as Omar • 1 eps
2017 Series
The Get Down
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell • 11 eps
2016 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
Black Mirror
as Karl • 1 eps
2011 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series