Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Biography and Wiki
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is a well-known American actor famous for his 2021 portrayal of Anthony McCoy in the film “Candyman”. Yahya is also known for portraying David Kane/Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman (2018).
Abdul-Mateen debuted as an actor in Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama series The Get Down, which aired on Netflix in 2016. Clarence “Cadillac” Caldwell, the character he plays, is a disco king. He received accolades for his performance in the series.
Abdul-Mateen played Duane in Shawn Christensen’s drama film The Vanishing of Sidney Hall in 2017. It debuted at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
On May 25, 2017, the film was released. He also appeared as WD Wheeler, a clever hand-to-hand acrobat partner, in the musical picture The Greatest Showman (2017), with Efron and Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, and Zendaya, about American showman P.T. Barnum.
In 2018, he co-starred alongside Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer in the road trip drama film Boundaries, produced and written by Shana Feste; and he played DC Comics villain Black Manta in the film Aquaman, which began filming in Australia in May 2017. In 2018, Abdul-Mateen was cast in Jordan Peele’s horror-thriller Us, which was released in March 2019.
In February 2019, it was confirmed that Abdul-Mateen was in talks 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, with the film due to theaters on August 27, 2021.
Abdul-Mateen was cast in the fifth season of Netflix’s science-fiction anthology series Black Mirror in March 2019. Later same year, he starred as Cal Abar/Doctor Manhattan in HBO’s superhero drama miniseries Watchmen, earning him his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in September 2020.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Age
Abdul is 36 years old as of 2022, He was born on the 15th of July 1986. Yahya celebrates his birthday on the 15th of July every year.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Height
He stands at a tall height of 1.90m.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Parents
Abdul-Mateen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Christian mother, Mary, and a Muslim father, Yahya Abdul-Mateen I, who died in 2007. He grew up in New Orleans’ Magnolia Projects before moving to Oakland, California, where he attended McClymonds High School.
He earned a degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley (where he was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and raced as a hurdler for the California Golden Bears) and subsequently worked as a city planner in San Francisco.
He utilized his job layoff to apply to theater schools, and he was accepted by New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Yale School of Drama; he graduated from Yale with a Master of Fine Arts degree and worked as a stage actor.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Wife
Yahya has not disclosed any information on his marital status and relationships. It is not known whether he is married or in a relationship right now. His wife and spouse will soon be updated.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Candyman
In February 2019, it was confirmed that Abdul-Mateen was in talks 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, with the film due to theaters on August 27, 2021.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Net Worth
Yahya has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million as of 2021 from his career.
