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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for Ira in Where the Wild Things Are (Horror Movie)

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Where the Wild Things Are (Horror Movie)

After young child Max runs away from home, he miraculously finds himself in a beautiful fantasy land. However it slowly dons on Max that he’s not alone on the island, once the sun goes down multiple hulking creatures emerge the trees. They initially want to eat Max, but after a while they realize he’s different from all their other prey. Eventually they come to the conclusion that Max is some sort of higher power, and they elect him their king. Max initially hesitant at the idea, starts to bond with the creatures, and thinks of them as family.

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