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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.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Black Manta
for Black Manta in The Legend of Aquaman (Season Two)
Suggested by bighero616
The story of the second season takes place after its debut in the DCEU, in the movie "Justice League: Throne of Atlantis". After Orm is deposed from the throne, it is Arthur's duty to assume it. However, Arthur has his doubts about his role as monarch. He doesn't know many things, but one of the things he does know is that he is not a king. And after everything he has seen, he doubts whether his place is really at the bottom of the sea. While Mera tries to convince Arthur/Orin to deal with his destiny, legacy, and responsibility and accept the throne, Arthur faces an attack from a mercenary, Black Manta. The confrontation leads him to a scholar of the legend of Atlantis. Even under Mera's suspicion, he gains Arthur's trust, then tells him about the legend of the old king of Atlantis who is sleeping, waiting to be awakened. Soon, with his partner Garth, Arthur ventures out to find where the king's remains are located. They face the forces of the creatures of the trench and various other threats until they reach their destination. However, they learn that it's not so easy to escape destiny when Atlan reveals himself to be a different kind of king from the legends and stories, a ruthless, cruel king, a greater threat than the Ocean Master ever was. Now Aquaman must confront Atlan, the Dead King, and show that he is ready to accept his destiny as king of Atlantis. Episode synopses can be found in the comments.
