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Steven Yeun

Restaurateur / Actor | * 12/21/1983 (40) | Seoul (South Korea)
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Yeun Sang-Yeop (Korean: 연상엽; born December 21, 1983), known professionally as Steven Yeun, is an American actor. Yeun initially rose to prominence for playing Glenn Rhee in the television series The Walking Dead (2010–2016). He earned critical acclaim for starring in the thriller Burning (2018) and drama Minari (2020). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Asian American actor to do so. 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 ()
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Steven Yeun (Korean: 연상엽; born Yeun Sang-yeop, December 21, 1983) is a South Korean-American actor. Yeun initially rose to prominence for his role as Glenn Rhee in the television series The Walking Dead (2010–2016). He later starred in and executive produced Minari (2020), earning him critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Asian American actor to be nominated in this category.Yeun has also appeared in the films I Origins (2014), Okja (2017), Mayhem (2017), Burning (2018), Sorry to Bother You (2018), and Nope (2022), and has voiced main characters in television series such as Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016–2018), Tuca & Bertie (2019), and Invincible (2021-present), among others.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Animation

Known for these Movies & Shows

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja. ...

Okja

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2017 | 3.7/5 | 2h 2min
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy
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Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery. ...

Nope

R

2022 | 3.4/5 | 2h 15min
Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
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A virus spreads through an office complex causing white collar workers to act out their worst impulses. ...

Mayhem

NR

2017 | 3.2/5 | 1h 26min
Action, Comedy, Horror
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A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience ...

Minari

PG-13

2021 | 3.7/5 | 1h 55min
Drama
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Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way. ...

The Walking Dead

TV-MA

2010 | 4.1/5 | 42min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Steven Yeun

Time 100 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Steven Yeun as Actor(23)

2025 Thunderbolts
as Berto2024 Mickey 17
as Glenn Rhee (archive footage)2024 The Walking Dead: The Return
as Iam2024 Love Me
2023 Alpha Gang
as Ricky 'Jupe' Park2022 Nope
as Jacob2021 Minari
as Steve (voice)2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
as Warner Bros. Executive2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy
as Richard2021 The Humans
as Ian2019 Naysayer
as Ben2018 Burning
as Squeeze2018 Sorry to Bother You
as Nathan Park2018 Stretch Armstrong: The Breakout
as Derek Cho2017 Mayhem
as Bo (voice)2017 The Star
as Glenn Rhee / Glenn's Baby (voice)2017 The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
as K2017 Okja
as Steve2016 Like a French Film
as Kenny2014 I Origins
as himself2010 The Making of The Walking Dead
as Kevin2010 Carpe Millennium
as Chaz2009 My Name Is Jerry

TV Shows/Series with Steven Yeun as Actor(25)

as Danny Cho2023 BEEF
as Mark Grayson / Invincible (voice)2021 Invincible
as Steve Palchuk (voice)2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
as Speckle (voice)2019 Tuca & Bertie
as Jacob2019 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
as The Traveler2019 The Twilight Zone
as Barsley2019 Weird City
as himself2018 Ugly Delicious
as Steve2018 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
as Little Cato (voice)2018 Final Space
as Nathan Park (voice)2017 Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
as Keith (voice)2016 Voltron: Legendary Defender
as himself2016 Ride with Norman Reedus
as Eric2016 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
as himself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as himself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as himself2011 Talking Dead
as Glenn Rhee2010 The Walking Dead
as himself2010 Conan
as Gibson Rice2009 Warehouse 13
as Sebastian2007 The Big Bang Theory
as Charles (voice)2005 American Dad!
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Movies with Steven Yeun as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Production/Executive Producer2021 Minari

TV Shows/Series with Steven Yeun as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2023 BEEF

Additional Information

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Full Name: Steven Yeun
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Wednesday, 12/21 1983 (December) in Seoul (South Korea) (current age: 40 years + 127 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN), Korean (KO, native language)
Educated at: Kalamazoo College, Troy High School
Spouses (current/former): Joana Pak
Other names for Steven Yeun (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"연상엽"
"스티븐 연"
"Yeun Sang-yeop"
"Стивен Ян"
"连相烨"
"連相燁"
"Yeon Sang-yeop" (Revised Romanization)
Steven Yeun frequently works together with these people:
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (32x, Actor)
Chris Diamantopoulos (27x, Actor)
Paget Brewster (23x, Actress)
Fred Tatasciore (19x, Actor)
Jill Talley (16x, Actress)
Andy Richter (15x, Actor)
Khary Payton (15x, Actor)
Mike Henry (15x, Actor)
Alan Tudyk (14x, Actor)
John DiMaggio (14x, Actor)
Bong Joon-ho (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2607, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/18/2024