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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

1986 - Today

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (; 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the 8,143rd most popular actor (down from 7,009th in 2024), the 12,500th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,357th in 2019) and the 3,791st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ranks 8,143 out of 13,578Before her are Tom Aldredge, Joe Lo Truglio, Anna Chancellor, Randall Park, Marina Aleksandrova, and Jonathan Crombie. After her are Yutaka Takenouchi, Paul Lynde, Wendy Schaal, Key, Mary Eaton, and Haji.

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Among people born in 1986, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ranks 244Before her are Marie Avgeropoulos, Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, Keiko Kitagawa, Elena Vesnina, Shotaro Dei, and Reto Ziegler. After her are Cristian Ansaldi, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Shaun White, Ari Aster, Holland Roden, and Ștefan Radu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ranks 12,504 out of 20,380Before her are Normani (1996), Randall Park (1974), Greg Burke (1959), Sandra Cisneros (1954), Richard Lerner (1938), and John Francis Dillon (1884). After her are Paul Nitze (1907), Allison Anders (1954), Lauryn Williams (1983), Paul Lynde (1926), Wendy Schaal (1954), and Mary Eaton (1901).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ranks 3,793Before her are Zoe Kazan (1983), Blanche Baker (1956), Warren William (1894), Tom Aldredge (1928), Joe Lo Truglio (1970), and Randall Park (1974). After her are Paul Lynde (1926), Wendy Schaal (1954), Mary Eaton (1901), Alison Brie (1982), Monica Barbaro (1990), and Jessica Hecht (1965).