Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Age: 39

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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 portrays the Marvel Comics character Simon Williams / Wonder Man in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Black Manta

for Black Manta in 6) Aquaman King of Atlantis

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6) Aquaman King of Atlantis

Arthur Curry grows up with his father in a lighthouse on Amnesty Bay, never knowing his mother who left when he was a child. Until Mera and Vulko approach Arhur with his heritage and rightfull place as the King of Atlantis. Arthur's mother is also missing and Arhur's younger brother blame the surface world. END CREDIT SCENE: Arthur returns to Amnesty Bay and finds Amanda Waller waiting for him.

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