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Steven Yeun

Actor

Steven Yeun

Born December 21, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea28 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.

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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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Essential films

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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender poster9.1Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender2026Okja poster7.3Okja2017Nope poster6.8Nope2022Mickey 17 poster6.8Mickey 172025Burning poster7.4Burning2018Minari poster7.3Minari2021Space Jam: A New Legacy poster6.6Space Jam: A New Legacy2021The Rip poster7.1The Rip2026

Filmography

28 films as actor
  1. TBAUntitled Lee Isaac Chung Project
  2. 2026Animals
  3. 2026Avatar Aang: The Last AirbenderZuko (voice)
  4. 2026The RipDetective Mike Ro
  5. 2025Crash SiteMax
  6. 2025Mickey 17Timo
  7. 2025Love MeIam / Liam
  8. 2025Bubble & SqueakBkofl
  9. 2022NopeRicky 'Jupe' Park
  10. 2021The HumansRichard
  11. 2021Trollhunters: Rise of the TitansSteve (voice)
  12. 2021Space Jam: A New LegacyWarner Bros. Executive
  13. 2021MinariJacob
  14. 2019NaysayerIan
  15. 2018Sorry to Bother YouSqueeze
  16. 2018BurningBen
  17. 2018Who?Glenn Rhee (Tv Series Footage)
  18. 2017The StarBo (voice)
  19. 2017MayhemDerek Cho
  20. 2017The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's WalkingGlenn Rhee / Glenn's Baby (voice)
  21. 2017OkjaK
  22. 2016The Day Will Come When You Won't BeGlenn Rhee
  23. 2016Like a French FilmSteve
  24. 2014I OriginsKenny
  25. 2013Too Far GoneGlenn Rhee
  26. 2010T-Shirt Hurt
  27. 2010Carpe MillenniumKevin
  28. 2009My Name Is JerryChaz