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born 1986 United States
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (/ˈjɑːhiə/; born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Morpheus / Agent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
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It's important to listen to Black women because they got the answers
I didn’t want to show up like, ‘I have a confession,’ so I taught myself
There’s a lot of work out there, which makes for a wide variety of creativity and conversation. And most of all, employment, for a lot of really, really good actors
Black Family, don’t feel guilty for laughing and feeling joy today. We need that too
Everything should be about getting to the truth. But sometimes you got to know which movie or genre you’re in
For a lot of aspiring actors and artists around the world, America is the destination, the comparison
I got off to a really fast start ... I kind of just skyrocketed out of graduate school
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
It's 1:00 a.m., and I'm trying to get her to be quiet, but she's still screaming, so I just stopped and let her walk
I think it would be irresponsible of me to not be aware of the climate [in Hollywood] when it comes to the conversation about diversity
A few months ago I was still in school and no one knew who I was and now I’m on a show and my publicist is calling me! It’s so exciting. I’m just taking things day by day.
My father [Yahya Abdul-Mateen] prayed for his parents every day and took them along the journey with them
I went back to my computer to work, and I remember being so angry that I cried
I woke up two months ago and said “Whoa, whoa whoa! I’m an actor, how
So I dedicate this award to all the Black women in my life
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