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 Aquaman 2: War

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Aquaman 2: War

A young boy over 10 years ago was on a ship, a slave ship. A young Arthur had been swimming for hours when he heard the cries from the ship. He ignored him. That slave never forgot that. Ever. He killed the slave owners and swam back to the land with scuba suits they had stored. Years and years later, he saw him on the news. He knew he could finally get his revenge. Get his revenge on Aquaman.

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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Aquaman 2: War

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