Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is popularly known as an American actor 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). He has also starred in episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale (2018) and Black Mirror (2019). He won a Primetime Emmy Award for starring in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). In this post, we will take a look at Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s age and other details about his career. Keep on reading to find out more about him.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Biography
Abdul-Mateen II was born on 15 July 1986. He is currently 36 years old in 2023. He was in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Muslim father, Yahya Abdul-Mateen I (1945–2007), and a Christian mother, Mary. Abdul has 5 other siblings he grew up with.
He attended attended McClymonds High School. At McClymonds, he was an athlete (he played against future NFL champion Marshawn Lynch) and a self-described geek who enjoyed chess. He also graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in architecture, and then worked as a city planner in San Francisco.
Unfortunately, he was laid off from his job and he used this opportunity to apply to drama schools. He was at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, and Yale School of Drama. Abdul went on to graduate from Yale with a Master of Fine Arts degree and worked as a stage actor.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Acting Career
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Age: How Old Is he?
Abdul-Mateen II was born on July 15, 1986, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Muslim father, Yahya Abdul-Mateen I (1945–2007), and a Christian mother, Mary. He is currently 37 years in 2023.
