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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (/ ˈ j ɑː h i ə /; [1] born July 15, 1986 [2]) 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 ...
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor. He portrayed David Kane, the Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe Aquaman films and Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7.
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Aug 24, 2021 · Yahya Abdul-Mateen II left his hometown of Oakland to be an architect — just a few years later, he’s become a movie star.
Aug 11, 2021 · Now, the actor he was transfixed by was Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, whose biggest credits to date were as the sixth lead in Baz Luhrmann’s short-lived hip-hop origins series The Get Down on Netflix...
Aug 27, 2021 · How ‘Candyman’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Became the Next Big Name. The actor’s career has surged thanks to projects like “Aquaman” and “Watchmen.”. He’s even become a Warner Bros ...
Apr 6, 2022 · Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the heart of Michael Bay's new film, the calm negotiator in contrast to Jake Gyllenhaal's wide-eyed loose canon.
Dec 16, 2020 · NEW YORK (AP) — If Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was told nearly a decade ago that he’d trade in reading blueprints for movie scripts while he worked as a city planner in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community, he’d start checking his watch.
Nov 1, 2021 · Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Morpheus in the fourth Matrix movie, with an Aquaman sequel to follow. Here, the New Orleans native talks superheroes, social inequality and simulations.
Jun 5, 2023 · NEW YORK (AP) — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II first encountered the play “Topdog/Underdog” in college, performing a section as a favor for a student director who needed actors for a showcase.
Dec 1, 2021 · Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the ideal actor to take up Fishburne's mantle in The Matrix Resurrections: He's a scene-stealer with an uncanny knack for stirring something deep...
