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

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for David Kane in Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom (2023)

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Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom (2023)

After the events of Aquaman Black Manta and Dr Shin embark on the search for the legendary Lost Kingdom. Aquaman requests Orm for aid after being locked in prison for treason. Orm agrees and the 2 along with Vulko go to find the Lost Kingdom before Manta does while Mera becomes temporary leader of Atlantis. The Kingdom is controlled by the former (and dead) King of Atlantis, Atlan. He wants to take over Atlantis and then the world.

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Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom (2023)

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