Steven Yeun

Steven Yeun

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.

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PHOTOS

TV Series

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

8.094
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.543
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.281
Conan

Conan

7.101
Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

7.665
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

6.9
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.281
Ride with Norman Reedus

Ride with Norman Reedus

7.348
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.056
Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

6.2
Talking Dead

Talking Dead

7.268
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.78
BEEF

BEEF

7.745
Voltron: Legendary Defender

Voltron: Legendary Defender

7.2
Law & Order: LA

Law & Order: LA

6.8
3Below: Tales of Arcadia

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

7.4
Final Space

Final Space

8.391
The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory

7.913
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

5
Next Entertainment,  Visionary

Next Entertainment, Visionary

0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.2
American Masters

American Masters

7.4
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters

Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters

6.6
Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

6.609
Dinner Time Live with David Chang

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

6
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

5.556
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

6.69
Tuca & Bertie

Tuca & Bertie

6.907
Ugly Delicious

Ugly Delicious

6.9
INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

8.635
American Dad!

American Dad!

7
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

8.2
Weird City

Weird City

6.1
The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra

8.2

Movies

Love Me

Love Me

6.5
I Origins

I Origins

7.581
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

6.9
Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project

Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project

0
The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

7.287
Mickey 17

Mickey 17

6.881
Okja

Okja

7.351
My Name Is Jerry

My Name Is Jerry

6.7
Like a French Film

Like a French Film

7.7
Mayhem

Mayhem

6.5
The Star

The Star

6.4
Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

6.798
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

7.171
Burning

Burning

7.377
The Humans

The Humans

6.123
Minari

Minari

7.3
Naysayer

Naysayer

8
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

7.5
Carpe Millennium

Carpe Millennium

0
Nope

Nope

6.835
The Making of The Walking Dead

The Making of The Walking Dead

7.952
Space Jam: A New Legacy

Space Jam: A New Legacy

6.7
Bubble & Squeak

Bubble & Squeak

0
The Rip

The Rip

0
Animals

Animals

0
The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

0
Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

5.182
Crash Site

Crash Site

0