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词条 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Filmography

  4. References

  5. External links

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| caption = Yahya Abdul-Mateen II at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|07|15}}
| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2012–present
| education = University of California, Berkeley {{small|(BArch)}}
Yale University {{small|(MFA)}}
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986)[1] is an American actor. He played Cadillac in the television series The Get Down. He also starred in Baywatch, The Greatest Showman (both 2017), and portrayed the villain Black Manta in DC's Aquaman (2018).

Early life and education

Abdul-Mateen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Muslim father, Yahya Abdul-Mateen I and a Christian mother, Mary.[1][2] He spent his childhood in the Magnolia Projects of New Orleans, and then moved to Oakland, California,[4][3] where he attended McClymonds High School. In 2004, he went to college where he competed as a hurdler for the California Golden Bears.[2] He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in architecture and then worked as a city planner in San Francisco.[4] He had always wanted to be an actor, so later he got a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama and worked as a stage actor.[3][9]

Career

In 2016, Abdul-Mateen began his 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.[5] He was praised for his role in the series.[6][7]

In 2017, Abdul-Mateen appeared in Shawn Christensen's drama film The Vanishing of Sidney Hall, in the role of Duane. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[8]

Abdul-Mateen played a police officer, Garner Ellerbee, in the action comedy film Baywatch along with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, and directed by Seth Gordon. The film was released on May 25, 2017.[9] He also played WD Wheeler, a smart hand-to-hand acrobat partner, in the musical film The Greatest Showman (2017), which also starred Efron, as well as with Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, and Zendaya, about American showman P.T. Barnum.[10]

In 2018, he starred in the road trip drama film Boundaries, along with Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer, directed and written by Shana Feste;[11] and played DC Comics villain Black Manta in the film Aquaman, which started shooting in May 2017 in Australia.[12] In 2018, Abdul-Mateen was cast in the horror film Us, directed by Jordan Peele, which was released in March 2019.[13]

Abdul-Mateen will co-star in the HBO series Watchmen.[14] In February 2019, it was confirmed that Abdul-Mateen was in talks to star in Jordan Peele's Candyman remake as the title character.[15] In March 2019, it was announced that Abdul-Mateen was cast in the fifth season of Netflix's science-fiction anthology series, Black Mirror.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title RoleNotes
2012 Crescendo Yahya Short film
Also co-producer
2017 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall Duane Jones
Baywatch Sgt. Garner Ellerbee
The Greatest Showman W. D. Wheeler
2018 First Match Darrel
Boundaries Serge
Aquaman David Kane / Black Manta
2019 Us Russel Thomas / Weyland
All Day and a Night Post-production
TBA Sweetness in the Belly Aziz Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016–17 The Get Down Clarence "Cadillac" Caldwell 11 episodes
2018 The Handmaid's Tale Omar Episode: "Baggage"
2019 Watchmen TBA Upcoming series
Black Mirror TBA TBA

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-five-things-to-know/|title=Five Things to Know About Buzzy New Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II|work=People|date=21 July 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://calbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2228|title=Yahya Abdul-Mateen|work=California Golden Bears|accessdate=30 July 2018}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Ortved|first1=John|title=Meet ‘The Get Down’ lead actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II|url=http://gulfnews.com/leisure/television/meet-the-get-down-lead-actor-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-1.1874614|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=GulfNews|date=August 6, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Andrea|title=How "Get Down" star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II went from architecture to acting|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-get-down-star-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-went-from-architecture-to-acting/|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=CBS News|date=August 19, 2016|language=en}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=Baz Luhrmann's 'The Get Down' Adds "Disco Prince" to Cast (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/baz-luhrmanns-get-down-adds-798651|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 28, 2015|language=en}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Hammer|first1=Mike|title=Yahya Abdul-Mateen II shines in Netflix's 'The Get Down'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-shines-netflix-article-1.2740011|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=NY Daily News|date=August 6, 2016|language=en}}
7. ^{{cite news|last1=Ali|first1=Rasha|title='The Get Down' Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on Disco, Hip Hop and Tilted Hats (Exclusive Video)|url=http://www.thewrap.com/get-down-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-disco-hip-hop-hats-exclusive-video/|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=TheWrap|date=August 17, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite news|last1=Berkshire|first1=Geoff|title=Sundance Film Review: ‘Sidney Hall’|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/sidney-hall-review-sundance-logan-lerman-1201970212/|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=Variety|date=January 26, 2017}}
9. ^{{cite news|last1=N'Duka|first1=Amanda|title=Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Dives Into ‘Baywatch’; Jacob Latimore Joins ‘Collateral Beauty’|url=http://deadline.com/2016/03/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-baywatch-jacob-latimore-collateral-beauty-1201713044/|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=Deadline|date=March 2, 2016}}
10. ^{{cite news|last1=N'Duka|first1=Amanda|title=Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Joins ‘The Greatest Showman On Earth’; Dan Amboyer Cast In ‘Brawl In Cell Block 99’|url=http://deadline.com/2016/10/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-the-greatest-showman-on-earth-dan-amboyer-brawl-in-cell-block-99-1201837652/|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=Deadline|date=October 17, 2016}}
11. ^{{cite news|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|title=Ryan Kwanten Joins ‘Supercon’; ‘The Get Down’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Books Pair|url=http://deadline.com/2016/07/ryan-kwanten-supercon-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-movies-1201782724/|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=Deadline|date=July 5, 2016}}
12. ^{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Aquaman' Finds Its Black Manta Villain With 'Get Down' Actor (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/aquaman-finds-black-manta-villain-get-down-actor-970629|accessdate=February 5, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 31, 2017|language=en}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/jordan-peele-usyahya-abdul-mateen-ii-anna-diop-cast-1202429155/|title=Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II And Anna Diop To Cast|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 19, 2018|accessdate=February 5, 2019}}
14. ^{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=‘Watchmen’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Sara Vickers Cast In Damon Lindelof’s HBO Pilot|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/watchmen-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-sara-vickers-cast-damon-lindelofs-hbo-pilot-1202419601/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=February 27, 2019|date=June 29, 2018}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/mgm-jordan-peele-aquamans-yahha-abdul-mateen-ii-as-their-new-candy-man-1203144190/|title=Jordan Peele’s ‘Candyman’ Finds Its Star (Exclusive)|last=Kroll|first=Justin|work=Variety|accessdate=February 26, 2019|date=February 27, 2019}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/black-mirror-anthony-mackie-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-cast-in-season-5-1202579630/|title=‘Black Mirror’: Anthony Mackie & Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Cast In Season 5|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 20, 2019|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}

External links

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