Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Biography
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American architect and actor, who is best known for portraying Cadillac in the television series "The Get Down," starring in the 2017 films "Baywatch" and "The Greatest Showman," and portraying the Black Manta in the 2018 DC Extended Universe film "Aquaman," and Cal Abar in the 2019 HBO television series "Watchmen."
Abdul-Mateen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Muslim father, Yahya Abdul-Mateen I, and a Christian mother, Mary. He spent his childhood in the Magnolia Projects of New Orleans, and then moved to Oakland, California, where he attended McClymonds High School. In 2004, he went to college where he competed as a hurdler for the California Golden Bears. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in architecture and then worked as a city planner in San Francisco. He had always wanted to be an actor, later receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama and working as a stage actor.
In 2016, Abdul-Mateen began his acting career with Baz Luhrmann's musical drama series "The Get Down," which premiered on Netflix. His character Clarence "Cadillac" Caldwell is a prince of the disco world. He was praised for his role in the series. Other acting credits include the road trip drama film "Boundaries," and the horror film "Us," directed by Jordan Peele, which was released in March 2019. In February 2019, it was confirmed that Abdul-Mateen was in talks to star in Jordan Peele's "Candyman" remake as the title character, and it was also announced that Abdul-Mateen was cast in the fifth season of Netflix's science-fiction anthology series, "Black Mirror." Abdul-Mateen will also portray famous social change activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Bobby Seale, alongside Eddie Redmayne and Joseph Gordon-Lewitt in the 2020 feature film "The Trial of the Chicago 7."
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