
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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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. 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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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
as Black Manta

Aquaman (2018)
as David Kane / Black Manta

Baywatch (2017)
as Sgt. Ellerbee

The Greatest Showman (2017)
as W. D. Wheeler

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
as Morpheus / Agent Smith

Us (2019)
as Russell Thomas / Weyland

Ambulance (2022)
as Will Sharp

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Bobby Seale

Candyman (2021)
as Anthony McCoy
The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026)
as Jim Brown

By Any Means (2026)
as Wayne Strider

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
as Duane

First Match (2018)
as Darrel

Boundaries (2018)
as Serge

All Day and a Night (2020)
as Big Stunna

Sweetness in the Belly (2019)
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
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