Yahya Abdul-Mateen II knows the risks that come with reinterpreting beloved cinematic characters. But so far, those risks have served him well. The New Orleans-born actor, 35, won an Emmy for ...

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: I think if you’re a very curious actor, with really good material, you can get bored by doing the same thing. It’s gonna be a long road if I stop getting curious.

A new Wonder Man video sees Yahya Abdul-Mateen II do an interview in character as Simon Williams. Wonder Man is the ...

It’s then that Yahoo talks to the movie’s star, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who is clearly excited about returning to a franchise that has only grown in stature since the original movie first ...

YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II is well known for his Emmy Award-winning performance as Cal Abar/Dr. Manhattan in HBO’s groundbreaking series, Watchmen. He recently starred in Michel Bay‘s Ambulance ...

Someone who has yet to join Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on the list of DC movies alumni (but is getting very close to it) is his Baywatch co-star Dwayne Johnson, who has been attached to lead the Black ...

Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, 33, plays chess every day, mostly on an app on his phone. Lately, he’s been adopting a “very experimental” style. Sometimes, this means he plays against his own ...

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II attends the “Sweetness In The Belly” premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Scotiabank Theatre on September 07, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.

One afternoon in May, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II woke from a nap in a panic. “It all kind of hit me,” he recalls. “I thought, Wait a minute—in a couple months people are going to know about me ...

Mar 22, 2022 The next Yahya Abdul-Mateen II project is on its way. The Watchmen star is set to play the lead in I Helped Destroy People, a new film from Amazon Studios produced by Michael B. Jordan.

The actor’s career has surged thanks to projects like “Aquaman” and “Watchmen.” He’s even become a Warner Bros. favorite. Now on the brink of movie stardom, he’s ready to steer.

Abdul-Mateen II tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “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.