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Steven Yeun

Steven Yeun

Department: Acting

Biography

Yeun Sang-Yeop (Korean: 연상엽; born December 21, 1983), known professionally as Steven Yeun (/jʌn/ YUHN), is an American actor. Yeun initially became famous for playing Glenn Rhee in The Walking Dead (2010–2016). He earned critical acclaim for the films Burning (2018) and  Minari (2020). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the first Asian American actor to be nominated. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. In 2023, he starred in the dark comedy series Beef (2023), for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Yeun has also appeared in the films Okja (2017), Sorry to Bother You (2018), The Humans (2021) and Nope (2022). He has also voiced main characters in animated television series such as Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016–2018), Tales of Arcadia (2016–2021), Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters (2017–2018), Final Space (2018–2021), Tuca & Bertie (2019–2022), and Invincible (2021–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Yeun, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Love Me

Love Me

2025

I Origins

I Origins

2014

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project

Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project

The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024

Mickey 17

Mickey 17

2025

Okja

Okja

2017

My Name Is Jerry

My Name Is Jerry

2009

Like a French Film

Like a French Film

2016

Mayhem

Mayhem

2017

The Star

The Star

2017

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

2018

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

2017

Burning

Burning

2018

The Humans

The Humans

2021

Minari

Minari

2021

Naysayer

Naysayer

2019

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

Carpe Millennium

Carpe Millennium

2010

Nope

Nope

2022

The Making of The Walking Dead

The Making of The Walking Dead

2010

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021

Bubble & Squeak

Bubble & Squeak

2025

The Rip

The Rip

2026

Animals

Animals

The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

2026

Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

2025

Crash Site

Crash Site

2025

T-Shirt Hurt

T-Shirt Hurt

2010

Who?

Who?

2018

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

2010

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Conan

Conan

2010

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

2009

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

2019

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Ride with Norman Reedus

Ride with Norman Reedus

2016

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012

Talking Dead

Talking Dead

2011

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

BEEF

BEEF

2023

Voltron: Legendary Defender

Voltron: Legendary Defender

2016

Law & Order: LA

Law & Order: LA

2010

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

2018

Final Space

Final Space

2018

The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory

2007

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Next Entertainment,  Visionary

Next Entertainment, Visionary

2021

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

American Masters

American Masters

1986

Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters

Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters

2017

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

2024

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

2016

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

2019

Tuca & Bertie

Tuca & Bertie

2019

Ugly Delicious

Ugly Delicious

2018

Invincible

Invincible

2021

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

2020

Weird City

Weird City

2019

The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra

2012

The Soup

The Soup

2004

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

2016

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003