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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Born July 15, 1986New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I took marine biology personally and turned the helmet into a whole mood.”

Most Likely to Make Revenge Waterproof

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...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

Watchmen

Watchmen

DC

By Any Means

By Any Means

as Wayne Strider

OTHERverse

Us

Us

as Russell Thomas / Weyland

OTHERverse

The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections

as Morpheus / Agent Smith

OTHERverse

Wonder Man

Wonder Man

as Simon Williams

Marvel

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

as Black Manta

DC

Aquaman

Aquaman

as David Kane / Black Manta

DC

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Cinematic Lore

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Lore entries connected to movies featuring this actor.

Philosophy

There Is No Spoon

Do not try to bend the spoon. That is impossible.

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WORLD BUILDER
Myth

Stan Lee as the Watcher's Informant

The man who appeared everywhere may have belonged nowhere.

DEPTH V
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Also Known For

The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman

2017

Baywatch

Baywatch

2017

Ambulance

Ambulance

2022

THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH

THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH

2026

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020

Candyman

Candyman

2021

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018

All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020

Sweetness in the Belly

Sweetness in the Belly

2019

First Match

First Match

2018

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