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Steven Yeun

Steven Yeun

Acting1983Seoul, South Korea

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).

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Acting History

2026
The Rip
as Detective Mike Ro
2025
2024
The Walking Dead: The Return
as Glenn Rhee (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee1 eps
2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self - Narrator (voice)
BEEF
TVas Danny Cho10 eps
American Masters
TVas Naim June Paik1 eps
BEEF
TVExecutive Producer
2022
Nope
as Ricky 'Jupe' Park
2021
Minari
as Jacob
Space Jam: A New Legacy
as Warner Bros. Executive
The Humans
as Richard
Invincible
TVas Mark Grayson / Invincible (voice)25 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self1 eps
Minari
Executive Producer
2020
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
TVas Steve Palchuk (voice)10 eps
2019
Naysayer
as Ian
The Twilight Zone
TVas The Traveler1 eps
Tuca & Bertie
TVas Speckle (voice)
Weird City
TVas Barsley
2018
Burning
as Ben
Who?
as Glenn Rhee (Tv Series Footage)
Ugly Delicious
TVas Self1 eps
Final Space
TVas Little Cato (voice)36 eps
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
TVas Steve26 eps
2017
The Star
as Bo (voice)
Okja
as K
Mayhem
as Derek Cho
2016
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
TVas Steve Palchuck (voice)1 eps
Voltron: Legendary Defender
TVas Keith (voice)76 eps
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self - Guest / Self
Talking Dead
TVas Self1 eps
2014
I Origins
as Kenny
American Dad!
TVas Charles (voice)1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TVas Self1 eps
2013
The Legend of Korra
TVas Wan (voice)3 eps
2012
The Soup
TVas Self1 eps
2011
Warehouse 13
TVas Gibson Rice1 eps
Law & Order: LA
TVas Ken Hasui1 eps
2010
Conan
TVas Self
The Big Bang Theory
TVas Sebastian1 eps
The Walking Dead
TVas Glenn Rhee84 eps
2009
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/21/1983(42 years old)
Place of Birth
Seoul, South Korea