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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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38 Years Old

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 joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in the Disney+ series Wonder Man as the title character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 15th July 1986

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Daily Show
Self
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Handmaid's Tale
Omar
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Sherri
Self - Guest
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Black Mirror
Karl
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Honest Trailers
David Kane / Black Manta (archive footage)
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Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
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Watchmen
Cal Abar
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
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The Get Down
Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
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Wonder Man
Simon Williams / Wonder Man
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Aquaman
David Kane / Black Manta
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Black Manta
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Baywatch
Sgt. Ellerbee
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The Matrix Resurrections
Morpheus / Agent Smith
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Us
Russell Thomas / Weyland
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The Greatest Showman
W. D. Wheeler
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Ambulance
Will Sharp
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bobby Seale
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Candyman
Anthony McCoy
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Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Duane
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DC Fandome 2021
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Sweetness in the Belly
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
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Boundaries
Serge
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All Day and a Night
Big Stunna
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The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth
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First Match
Darrel
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Man on Fire
John Creasy
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House of Games
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By Any Means
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I Helped Destroy People
Terry Albury
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Emergency Contact
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