Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Birthday:

07/15/1986

Place of birth:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA:

Biography:

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).



Credits

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Black Manta
Ambulance (2022)
Will Sharp
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Morpheus / Agent Smith
Candyman (2021)
Anthony McCoy
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Bobby Seale
All Day and a Night (2020)
Big Stunna
Sweetness in the Belly (2019)
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Us (2019)
Russell Thomas / Weyland
Aquaman (2018)
David Kane / Black Manta
Boundaries (2018)
Serge
First Match (2018)
Darrel
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
Duane
The Greatest Showman (2017)
W. D. Wheeler
Baywatch (2017)
Sgt. Ellerbee
Emergency Contact ()
I Helped Destroy People ()
Terry Albury
By All ()