Steven Yeun
Biography
Steven Yeun is an American actor born on December 21, 1983, in Seoul, South Korea. He initially gained fame for his role in The Walking Dead. Yeun has appeared in various films, including Burning and Minari, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, making him the first Asian American actor to be nominated. He was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. Yeun has also appeared in Okja and Sorry to Bother You. He has won multiple awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, for his role in the dark comedy series Beef.
Career overview
Steven Yeun is an American actor born on December 21, 1983, in Seoul, South Korea. He is professionally known as Steven Yeun and is also known as Yeon Sang-yeop and Steven Sang Yeun. His acting career includes 69 known credits listed on the Movie Database, encompassing both television and film roles.
Yeun initially gained fame for playing Glenn Rhee in the television series The Walking Dead from 2010 to 2016. He subsequently appeared in several films, including Okja in 2017, Burning in 2018, and Minari in 2020. His performance in Minari earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the first Asian American actor to receive this nomination. 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, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His film work also includes the movie Sorry to Bother You.
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- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) as Zuko (voice)
- The Rip (2026) as Detective Mike Ro
- Mickey 17 (2025) as Timo
- Love Me (2025) as Iam / Liam
- Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025) as Self
- Bubble & Squeak (2025) as Bkofl
- Bubble & Squeak (2025) Producer
- Crash Site (2025) as Max
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang (2024) as Self
- The Walking Dead: The Return (2024) as Glenn Rhee (archive footage)
- BEEF (2023) as Danny Cho
- BEEF (2023) Executive Producer
- Past Lives (2023) Thanks
- Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023) Executive Producer
- Nope (2022) as Ricky 'Jupe' Park
- INVINCIBLE (2021) as Mark Grayson / Invincible (voice)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) as Warner Bros. Executive
- Minari (2021) as Jacob
- Minari (2021) Executive Producer
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021) as Steve (voice)
- Next Entertainment, Visionary (2021) as Self
- The Humans (2021) as Richard
- Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020) as Steve Palchuk (voice)
- The Twilight Zone (2019) as The Traveler
- I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019) as Jacob
- Tuca & Bertie (2019) as Speckle (voice)
- Weird City (2019) as Barsley
- Naysayer (2019) as Ian
- Burning (2018) as Ben
- Sorry to Bother You (2018) as Squeeze
- Final Space (2018) as Little Cato (voice)
- 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018) as Steve
- Ugly Delicious (2018) as Self
- Who? (2018) as Glenn Rhee (Tv Series Footage)
- Okja (2017) as K
- The Star (2017) as Bo (voice)
- Mayhem (2017) as Derek Cho
- The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (2017) as Glenn Rhee / Glenn's Baby (voice)
- Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters (2017) as Nathan Park (voice)
- Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016) as Steve Palchuck (voice)
- Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016) as Keith (voice)
- Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ (2016) as Eric
- Ride with Norman Reedus (2016) as Self
- The Day Will Come When You Won't Be (2016) as Glenn Rhee
- Like a French Film (2016) as Steve
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- I Origins (2014) as Kenny
- The Legend of Korra (2012) as Wan (voice)
- Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012) as Self
- Talking Dead (2011) as Self
- The Walking Dead (2010) as Glenn Rhee
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Law & Order: LA (2010) as Ken Hasui
- Carpe Millennium (2010) as Kevin
- The Making of The Walking Dead (2010) as Self
- T-Shirt Hurt (2010)
- Warehouse 13 (2009) as Gibson Rice
- My Name Is Jerry (2009) as Chaz
- The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Sebastian
- American Dad! (2005) as Charles (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- The Soup (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- American Masters (1986) as Naim June Paik
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Animals
- Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project