Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting
1986-07-15 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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tvWonder Man
as Simon Williams · 2026 · 7.0
tvSkip Intro
as Self - Guest · 2026 · 0.0
tvSherri
as Self - Guest · 2022 · 2.6
tvBottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self · 2020 · 10.0
tvWatchmen
as Cal Abar · 2019 · 7.6
tvDesus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest · 2019 · 5.1
tvThe Handmaid's Tale
as Omar · 2017 · 8.1
tvThe Get Down
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell · 2016 · 7.3
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015 · 6.2
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014 · 5.2
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014 · 5.8
tvBlack Mirror
as Karl · 2011 · 8.3
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003 · 5.3
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003 · 5.3
tvThe View
as Self · 1997 · 4.4
tvThe Daily Show
as Self · 1996 · 6.4