# @thecut on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRyGSmma2M
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70611353-thecut-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/46f1274922.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-14T19:15:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Cut (@thecut) — https://gondola.cc/thecut

## Caption

YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II is on his HERO’S JOURNEY. 

Over the years, Yahya Abdul-Mateen has cited a number of reasons for why he pursued acting, ​​from simply wanting to have fun and take a chance to feeding the more extroverted part of his personality. Now that he’s established, he’s viewing it through a more practical lens: how to take on creative challenges while also making space for a fulfilling personal life. Read all about it in our Fall Fashion Issue #CutCover story — on newsstands and at the link in bio. 

Photography by emmanuelsmonsalve
Written by Lovia Gyarkye
Styling by jessswill
Photo assistants: ctsmt, louisvalderrama__
Digitech: nelsonncastillo
Barber: pablothebvrbe
Grooming: thejennysauce
Manicure: yukie_miyakawa_nails
Styling assistant: chardonnayt, lili._._.ilil
Tailor: zunyda
Production Assistant: maizlawson
The Cut, Editor-in-Chief: lrpeoples
The Cut, Photo Director: nono_elle_
The Cut, Deputy Culture Editor: brkmrn
The Cut, Photo Editor: sofia_mareque
The Cut, Fashion Market Editor: emmaoleck

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