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Steven Yeun

Born 1983-12-21

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

Mickey 17 2025 · 7.1 Okja 2017 · 7.4 Minari 2021 · 8.1 Sorry to Bother You 2018 · 7.4 The Rip 2026 · 6.4 Burning 2018 · 7.9 Invincible 2021 · 8.7 Nope 2022 · 7.3 Beef 2023 · 8.0 I Origins 2014 · 7.3 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 2026 · 7.7 Mayhem 2017 · 6.3 Love Me 2025 · 5.5 The Star 2017 · 5.7 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans 2021 · 6.1 The Humans 2021 · 6.6 Voltron: Legendary Defender 2016 · 8.0 Tuca & Bertie 2019 · 7.4 3Below: Tales of Arcadia 2018 · 7.6 Wizards 2020 · 8.0 The Making of the Walking Dead 2010 · 7.8 Who? 2018