Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying David Kane/Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman (2018), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). For the latter, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. After starring in the Netflix musical drama series The Get Down (2016–2017), Abdul-Mateen appeared in numerous films, including Baywatch (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), and Us (2019).
Known For
| Birth Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
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| Born | 1986-07-15 |
Movies
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
2023
Ambulance
as Will Sharp
2022
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
2021
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
2020
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
2020
Sweetness in the Belly
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
2019
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
2019
Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
2018
Boundaries
as Serge
2018
First Match
as Darrel
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane
2018
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
2017
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
2017
I Helped Destroy People
as Terry Albury
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Movies
I Helped Destroy People
Producer
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