Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
☼ Born on 15 December 1986, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
BiographyYahya 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. For his portrayal of Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He also starred in an episode of The Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror. Abdul-Mateen portrayed incarnations of Morpheus and Agent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections.
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (30/12/2023)
The King of Atlantis reluctantly teams up with his half-brother to take on a powerful new foe in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. As the King of Atlantis, Aquaman, Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), divides his time as the ruler of the underwater kingdom and living a domestic life with his Queen Mera (Amber Heard), along […]
Ambulance (08/04/2022)
Two brothers hijack an ambulance after a bank heist goes awry in Ambulance. William James Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is a military veteran, who is desperate for money to pay for cancer surgery for his wife Amy (Moses Ingram). Desperate, Will goes to his adoptive brother Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal) for help and ends up being […]
The Matrix Resurrections (22/12/2021)
Neo and Trinity are found alive and well where it all began in The Matrix Resurrections. Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is seemingly alive and well as an incredibly successful game designer, but he is plagued by dreams and deja vu when he encounters a woman named Tiffany (Carrie-Anne Moss) in a cafe. While he is […]
Candyman (26/08/2021)
The legend returns for a new generation in Candyman. Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is an artist living in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood with his gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris). After hearing an urban legend from Brianna’s brother Troy (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) about a graduate student named Helen Lyle who seemingly went crazy, Anthony becomes interested […]
Trial of the Chicago 7 (24/04/2021)
A group of peaceful protestors are placed on trial in the aftermath of riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in The Trial of the Chicago 7. During the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1968, thousands of protestors gather in Chicago to protest the Vietnam War, which turns into a violent clash with the […]
Us (21/03/2019)
A vacationing family finds themselves terrorized by their doppelgangers in Us. Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) is a woman still affected by traumatic experience she went through as a child, where she came to face to face with someone who looked just like her. With her husband Gabe (Winston Duke) and kids Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) […]
Aquaman (21/12/2018)
The deep sea superhero sets out to claim his rightful place as king of Atlantis in Aquaman. Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) is an Atlantian half-breed born as a result of a forbidden union between lighthouse keeper Tom Curry (Temuera Morrison) and Queen Atlanna (Nicole Kidman). One day, Arthur is approached by Princess Mera (Amber Heard) to come to […]
nirvanna the band the show (11/09/2016)
Viceland presents the television series nirvanna the band the show, based on the original webseries of the same name by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol. Matt and Jay are two members of a band, whose ultimate goal is to get a gig at the Rivoli club in Toronto. The two come up with a number of elaborate […]