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Steven Yeun
Actor Producer

Steven Yeun

Born December 21, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea

13 films

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). C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards

0 wins, 2 nominations

Filmography 13

The Rip (2026) movie poster
The Rip2026
Love Me (2025) movie poster
Love Me2025
Mickey 17 (2025) movie poster
Mickey 172025
The Walking Dead: The Return (2024) movie poster
The Walking Dead: The Return2024
Nope (2022) movie poster
Nope2022
Minari (2021) movie poster
Minari2021
The Humans (2021) movie poster
The Humans2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021) movie poster
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans2021
Sorry to Bother You (2018) movie poster
Sorry to Bother You2018
Mayhem (2017) movie poster
Mayhem2017
Okja (2017) movie poster
Okja2017
The Star (2017) movie poster
The Star2017
I Origins (2014) movie poster
I Origins2014