Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the rare actor whose career feels architecturally designed, which is fitting since he actually studied architecture at Berkeley before pivoting to acting. I love the structure of his choices: a blockbuster villain in Aquaman to build recognition, then an Emmy-winning dramatic turn, then prestige work like The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The Matrix Resurrections. From New Orleans to Hollywood, his path reads like deliberate load-bearing decisions rather than lucky breaks. What stays with me is the melancholy he sneaks into even his villains; there is always a person under the armor. I think he is just getting started.

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Name (English)

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Name (Japanese)

ヤヒヤ・アブドゥル＝マティーン 2世

Reading

やひや・あぶどぅる＝まてぃーん 2世

Born

July 15, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / architect / executive producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

High school

McClymonds High School

University

University of California, Berkeley

Awards & achievements

• 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yahya/
• Xhttps://x.com/yahya
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya%20Abdul-Mateen%20II
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%AB%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%9E%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B32%E4%B8%96
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28655334

Tags

• Louisiana
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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