Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor. He is best known for portraying David KaneBlack Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman. He won his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in September 2020.

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Summary Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIYahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor. He is best known for portraying David KaneBlack Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman. He also starred in the Netflix musical drama series The Get Down and the HBO limited series Watchmen. In March 2019, it was announced that he was cast in the fifth season of Netflix’s science-fiction anthology series Black Mirror.

He won his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in September 2020. In February 2019, he was confirmed to star in the Jordan Peele-produced Candyman reboot as the title character, with Nia DaCosta directing. A trailer for the film was released on February 27, 2020.