Fan Casting Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Avon Barksdale in The Wire

cloackwork made this fan casting suggestion on March 28, 2020. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

37 years old

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying David Kane/Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman (2018), Bobby Seale in the...

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Avon Barksdale

The Wire

Movie remake

by HBO

The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is known for his roles in Aquaman, The Greatest Showman, and Baywatch. He has been suggested by fans for 5,145 roles on myCast, including Robert Smalls in Defiant. Similar actors include John David Washington, Michael B. Jordan, and Idris Elba. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was suggested to play Avon Barksdale in The Wire by cloackwork. The Wire has 15 roles, including Det. Thomas 'Herc' Hauk, Dep. Comm. for operations William A. Rawls, and Omar Little.