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 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. 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.
Bio:
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. 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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He spent as much as seven hours a day learning Disco dancing for his role in ''The Get Down (2016)''.He worked as an architect and city planner before he began acting.He didn't know how to swim prior to being cast in Aquaman (2018) and learned how to do so before starting production.Studied drama at Yale. He was also accepted into New York University and Harvard.Signed on to play Cal in Watchmen under the impression that he would be playing Regina King's husband. He had no idea he was actually going to be Dr. Manhattan too, the role for which he won an Emmy Award.Studied Architecture at Berkeley.He is the first actor to play Aquaman's arch-enemy Black Manta in live-action.If he could portray a musician in a biopic film, he'd want to play Marvin Gaye.He was on the track team in college.He has a mild stutter, which is part of the reason he took acting classes.Was prom king in high school, though he was a self-described geek.His name is properly pronounced like Ya-he-ya but doesn't like when people say "YAH-YAH".Raised in Oakland, California.His favorite actress as a child was Julia Roberts.Launched his production company house, "Eleven10.".He has no middle name.Studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater. |
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II |
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Actor,Producer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Producer |
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II data
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879 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:38:57 |
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II profile
| Height: |
6' 3' (1.91 m) |
| Biography: |
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. For his portrayal of Cal Abar in the HBO |
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He spent as much as seven hours a day learning Disco dancing for his role in ''The Get Down (2016)''.He worked as an architect and city planner before he began acting.He didn't know how to swim prior to being cast in Aquaman (2018) and learned how to do so before starting production.Studied drama at Yale. He was also accepted into New York University and Harvard.Signed on to play Cal in Watchmen under the impression that he would be playing Regina King's husband. He had no idea he was actually going to be Dr. Manhattan too, the role for which he won an Emmy Award.Studied Architecture at Berkeley.He is the first actor to play Aquaman's arch-enemy Black Manta in live-action.If he could portray a musician in a biopic film, he'd want to play Marvin Gaye.He was on the track team in college.He has a mild stutter, which is part of the reason he took acting classes.Was prom king in high school, though he was a self-described geek.His name is properly pronounced like Ya-he-ya but doesn't like when people say "YAH-YAH".Raised in Oakland, California.His favorite actress as a child was Julia Roberts.Launched his production company house, "Eleven10.".He has no middle name.Studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater. |
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I'm the youngest of six kids, and I grew up with a lot of noise, a lot of music, and a lot of laughter.
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I'm so thankful every day.
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I have a love-hate relationship with working out. I do not enjoy the experience when I'm doing it, but I never regret it.
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I kind of just skyrocketed out of graduate school.
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I was studying architecture at Berkeley when my father passed away in 2007. We knew he had cancer, but we didn't expect it to escalate so rapidly. In my mind, it was like, 'He'll pull through.' When he didn't, I didn't understand. I was 21, and my best friend had died. |
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Actor,Producer |
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(June 2, 2011 - June 25, 2011) Play: "Twelfth Night", by William Shakespeare. Dir. Soren Oliver. Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette, CA.
(March 1, 2012 - April 29, 2012) Play: "The Coast of Utopia [Part 1 - Voyage]", by Tom Stoppard. Dir. P |
| Parents: |
Yahya Abdul-Mateen
Mary Abdul-Mateen |
| Relatives: |
Sadruddin Abdul-Mateen (Sibling)
Dorothy Abdul-Mateen (Sibling)
Deidre Abdul-Mateen (Sibling)
khadijah Abdul-Mateen (Sibling)
Zakiyyah Abdul-Mateen (Sibling) |
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