Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Actor
Producer

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor. He portrayed David Kane, the Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe Aquaman films and Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7. For his portrayal of Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He also starred in an episode of The Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror. Abdul-Mateen portrayed incarnations of Morpheus and Agent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 9 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Jason Momoa in Aquaman (2018)

6.8

Manta

2018

The Get Down (2016)

8.2

TV Mini Series

Cadillac

Credits

Actor

Aquaman et le Royaume perdu
5.6
- Black Manta
- 2023
Ambulance
6.1
- Will Sharp
- 2022
Matrix Resurrections
5.6
- Morpheus
- Agent Smith
- 2021
Candyman
5.9
- Anthony McCoy
- 2021
Les Sept de Chicago
7.7
- Bobby Seale
- 2020
All Day and a Night
6.0
- Big Stunna
- 2020
Watchmen
8.2
TV Mini Series
- Cal Abar
- 2019
Le Miel d'Harar
5.6
- Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
- 2019
Black Mirror
8.7
TV Series
- Karl
- 2019
Us
6.8
- Russel Thomas
- Weyland
- 2019
Aquaman
6.8
- Manta
- 2018
The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate
8.3
TV Series
- Omar
- 2018
Mon premier combat
6.4
- Darrel
- 2018
Boundaries
5.8
- Serg
- 2018
The Greatest Showman
7.5
- W.D. Wheeler
- 2017

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All About 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'

All About 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'

Defining Bay-hem With the 'Ambulance' Cast and Director Michael Bay

Defining Bay-hem With the 'Ambulance' Cast and Director Michael Bay

Defining Bay-hem With the 'Ambulance' Cast and Director Michael Bay

Defining Bay-hem With the 'Ambulance' Cast and Director Michael Bay

Keanu Reeves: See 'The Matrix Resurrections' 3 Times to Understand It

Keanu Reeves: See 'The Matrix Resurrections' 3 Times to Understand It

Director Lana Wachowski Refused to Explain 'The Matrix Resurrections'

Director Lana Wachowski Refused to Explain 'The Matrix Resurrections'

A Horror Fan's Guide to 'Candyman' From Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nia DaCosta

A Horror Fan's Guide to 'Candyman' From Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nia DaCosta

5 Reasons to Watch 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'

5 Reasons to Watch 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'

Personal details

Height
- 1.91 m
Born
- July 15, 1986
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Other works
Play: "Twelfth Night", by William Shakespeare. Dir. Soren Oliver. Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette, CA.
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- 3 Articles
- 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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He spent as much as seven hours a day learning Disco dancing for his role in ''The Get Down (2016)''.

Quotes
I'm the youngest of six kids, and I grew up with a lot of noise, a lot of music, and a lot of laughter.

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