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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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Biography
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying David Kane/Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman (2018), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). For the latter, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
After starring in the Netflix musical drama series The Get Down (2016–2017), Abdul-Mateen appeared in numerous films, including Baywatch (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), and Us (2019).
Known For
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Daily Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5UaYsGZOFhjFDwQh6GuLjjA1WlF.jpg)
Black Mirror
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tFTJ3YbOor3BtabI96QehXxEBii.jpg)
The Handmaid's Tale
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8dORUJPK1JSprVK8vkfejtZ2HiQ.jpg)
Desus & Mero
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8xiV8j18GhWnnrfMGaDR0E5oOif.jpg)
All Day and a Night
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ux2dU1jQ2ACIMShzB3yP93Udpzc.jpg)
Us
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6HE4xd8zloDqmjMZuhUCCw2UcY1.jpg)
Baywatch
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ahf5cVdooMAlDRiJOZQNuLqa1Is.jpg)
The Trial of the Chicago 7
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The Get Down
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b9CeobiihCx1uG1tpw8hXmpi7nm.jpg)
The Greatest Showman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zdw7Wf97vsQ0YnGomxDqfcEdUjX.jpg)
Aquaman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8c4a8kE7PizaGQQnditMmI1xbRp.jpg)
The Matrix Resurrections
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
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Ambulance
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Watchmen
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zwmtK6A7jwriIY0gh0HUgvI1ETA.jpg)
First Match
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/18388.jpg)
Man on Fire
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Candyman
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I Helped Destroy People
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Wonder Man
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