Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

American actor
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II 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).

Date of Birth15th July 1986
Age38 Years
Zodiac SignCancer
CountryUnited States of America
CityNew Orleans
Birth PlaceNew Orleans
ReligionIslam
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley, Yale School of Drama
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Occupationactor, television actor, film actor, architect
ReferenceIMDB