Fan Casting Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Det. Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (2017)

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

38 years old

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (/ˈjɑːhiə/; born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (202...

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Det. Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (2017)

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Det. Virgil Tibbs

In the Heat of the Night (2017)

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In the Heat of the Night (2017)

by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lions Gate Entertainment Summit Entertainment

Detective Virgil Tibbs is caught up in the racial tension of the US South when he is arrested after the murder of a prominent businessman. Tibbs was simply waiting for his next train at the station...

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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 5,951 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 Det. Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (2017) by cenkkivanc. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Michael B. Jordan, Damion Poitier, and Will Smith. In the Heat of the Night (2017) has 13 roles, including Chief Bill Gillespie, Sam Wood, and Eric Endicott.

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

38 years old

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In the Heat of the Night (2017)

by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lions Gate Entertainment Summit Entertainment

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