Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Actor

Born: July 15, 1986 (age 40)
From: 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…

Filmography (19)

The Adventures of Cliff Booth
The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026)
Jim Brown
By Any Means (2026)
Wayne Strider
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
Emergency Contact
House of Games
House of Games
Liminal
Liminal