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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor who began his screen career in 2016 with the Netflix musical drama The Get Down, where he was praised for his performance. Born in New Orleans, he trained at the Yale School of Drama. He is known for playing Black Manta in Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Bobby Seale in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections (2021). Earlier films include Baywatch (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018) and Boundaries (2018), and he also appeared in Us (2019) and Candyman (2021). His role as Doctor Manhattan in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019) won him a Primetime Emmy Award, and in 2022 he made his Broadway debut in Topdog/Underdog, earning a Tony nomination. He later starred as Simon Williams in the Disney+ series Wonder Man.

40years old

Turns 41 on July 15in 247 days

  • Born New Orleans
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
15
Career span
9 years2017 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Abdul-Mateen began his acting career in 2016 on The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis's Netflix musical drama, playing Clarence "Cadillac" Caldwell, a prince of the disco world.

  2. Behind the award

    Abdul-Mateen won his first Emmy in September 2020 for playing Cal Abar, known as Doctor Manhattan, in the HBO miniseries Watchmen.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Matrix Resurrections2021 Action, Sci-Fias Morpheus

    IMDb rating 5.6307K votes

  2. Aquaman2018 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Manta

    IMDb rating 6.8560K votes

  3. Ambulance2022as Will Sharp

    IMDb rating 6.1115K votes

  4. Candyman2021as Anthony McCoy

    IMDb rating 5.985K votes

  5. Us2019as Russel Thomas / Weyland

    IMDb rating 6.8400K votes

  6. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023as Black Manta

    IMDb rating 5.6122K votes

  7. The Greatest Showman2017as W.D. Wheeler

    IMDb rating 7.5354K votes

  8. Baywatch2017as Sgt. Ellerbee

    IMDb rating 5.5222K votes

Most often with

James Wan directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dolph Lundgren, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dolph LundgrenNicole Kidman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Nicole KidmanPatrick Wilson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Patrick WilsonPriyanka Chopra, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Priyanka ChopraAmber Heard, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Amber HeardZac Efron, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Zac EfronJames WanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by James Wan

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Box office

What Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.8 billion

10 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 14 films: 10 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

Aquaman2018as Manta$1.2 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Aquaman2018as Manta
    $1.2B41.6% of the total
  2. 2
    The Greatest Showman2017as W.D. Wheeler
    $459M16.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023as Black Manta
    $440M15.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Us2019as Russel Thomas / Weyland
    $256M9.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Baywatch2017as Sgt. Ellerbee
    $178M6.4% of the total
  6. 6
    The Matrix Resurrections2021as Morpheus
    $156M5.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Candyman2021as Anthony McCoy
    $77M2.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Ambulance2022as Will Sharp
    $52M1.9% of the total
Boundaries (2018), $557,169The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), $107,423

$664,592from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2020Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieWatchmenWon

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