Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Date of birth: 1986-07-15
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 야히아 압둘 마틴 2세, Яхья Абдул-Матин II, יאיא עבדול-מאטין, יאיא עבדול-מאטין השני, 葉海亞·阿巴杜-馬汀二世, ヤーヤ・アブドゥル＝マティーン二世, ヤヒヤ・アブドゥル＝マティーン2世
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 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.
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Emergency Contact
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Baywatch
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Aquaman
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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
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The Greatest Showman
2017-12-20
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Boundaries
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First Match
2018-03-12
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides th
Us
2019-03-14
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug a
All Day and a Night
2020-05-01
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023-12-20
Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he
Candyman
2021-08-25
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Sweetness in the Belly
2019-09-06
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020-09-25
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followe
The Matrix Resurrections
2021-12-16
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Ambulance
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By Any Means
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House of Games
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