Steven Yeun

Biography

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

American Dad!

The Walking Dead

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender

INVINCIBLE

Conan

All Movies (31)

• Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender2026 · as Zuko (voice)
• The Rip2026 · as Detective Mike Ro
• Crash Site2025 · as Max
• Netflix Tudum 20252025 · as Self
• Mickey 172025 · as Timo
• Love Me2025 · as Iam / Liam
• Bubble & Squeak2025 · as Bkofl
• The Walking Dead: The Return2024 · as Glenn Rhee (archive footage)
• Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV2023 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Nope2022 · as Ricky 'Jupe' Park
• The Humans2021 · as Richard
• Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans2021 · as Steve (voice)
• Space Jam: A New Legacy2021 · as Warner Bros. Executive
• Minari2021 · as Jacob
• Naysayer2019 · as Ian
• Sorry to Bother You2018 · as Squeeze
• Burning2018 · as Ben
• Who?2018 · as Glenn Rhee (Tv Series Footage)
• The Star2017 · as Bo (voice)
• Mayhem2017 · as Derek Cho
• The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking2017 · as Glenn Rhee / Glenn's Baby (voice)
• Okja2017 · as K
• Like a French Film2016 · as Steve
• I Origins2014 · as Kenny
• The Making of The Walking Dead2010 · as Self
• T-Shirt Hurt2010
• Carpe Millennium2010 · as Kevin
• My Name Is Jerry2009 · as Chaz
• Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project—
• Animals—
• The Day Will Come When You Wont Be— · as Glenn Rhee

All TV Shows (37)

• Dinner Time Live with David Chang2024 · as Self
• BEEF2023 · as Danny Cho
• INVINCIBLE2021 · as Mark Grayson / Invincible (voice)
• Next Entertainment, Visionary2021 · as Self
• Wizards: Tales of Arcadia2020 · as Steve Palchuk (voice)
• Tuca & Bertie2019 · as Speckle (voice)
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson2019 · as Jacob
• The Twilight Zone2019 · as The Traveler
• Weird City2019 · as Barsley
• 3Below: Tales of Arcadia2018 · as Steve
• Final Space2018 · as Little Cato (voice)
• Ugly Delicious2018 · as Self
• Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters2017 · as Nathan Park (voice)
• Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia2016 · as Steve Palchuck (voice)
• Ride with Norman Reedus2016 · as Self
• Voltron: Legendary Defender2016 · as Keith (voice)
• Bajillion Dollar Propertie$2016 · as Eric
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Self
• The Legend of Korra2012 · as Wan (voice)
• Talking Dead2011 · as Self
• Conan2010 · as Self
• The Walking Dead2010 · as Glenn Rhee
• Law & Order: LA2010 · as Ken Hasui
• Warehouse 132009 · as Gibson Rice
• The Big Bang Theory2007 · as Sebastian
• American Dad!2005 · as Charles (voice)
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• The Soup2004 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• American Masters1986 · as Naim June Paik
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee