
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).…
Filmography

Black Mirror
2011 · 8.3

The Handmaid's Tale
2017 · 8.1

The Greatest Showman
2017 · 7.9

The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 · 7.7

Watchmen
2019 · 7.6

Man on Fire
2026 · 7.4

The Get Down
2016 · 7.3

Wonder Man
2026 · 7.1

Us
2019 · 6.9

Aquaman
2018 · 6.9

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 · 6.7

Ambulance
2022 · 6.6

By Any Means
2026 · 6.6

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · 6.5

First Match
2018 · 6.4

All Day and a Night
2020 · 6.3

The Matrix Resurrections
2021 · 6.3

Sweetness in the Belly
2019 · 6.2

Baywatch
2017 · 6.1

Candyman
2021 · 6.0

Boundaries
2018 · 5.6

THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
2026 · 0.0
Liminal
— · 0.0
House of Games
— · 0.0
Emergency Contact
— · 0.0