page_title: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
hierarchical_section_title: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
caption_attribution_description: English: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
context_page_description: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American architect and actor. He is best known for portraying David Kane / Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman and Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen. For the latter, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
  After starring in the Netflix musical drama series The Get Down, Abdul-Mateen appeared in numerous films, including Baywatch, The Greatest Showman, and Us.
context_section_description: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American architect and actor. He is best known for portraying David Kane / Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman (2018) and Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). For the latter, he was nominated for the 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).
caption: Abdul-Mateen at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International
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