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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).
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Filmography
all 62
TV Shows 34
Movies 28
self 16
Voice 10
Producer 5
Bubble & Squeak (2025)
The Walking Dead: The Return (2024)
BEEF (2023)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
Nope (2022)
The Humans (2021)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
INVINCIBLE (2021)
Minari (2021)
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020)
Tuca & Bertie (2019)
The Twilight Zone (2019)
Weird City (2019)
Final Space (2018)
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters (2017)
The Star (2017)
Mayhem (2017)
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (2017)
Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016)
Honest Trailers (2012)
A Moment of Youth (2011)
The Walking Dead (2010)
Law & Order: LA (2010)
Warehouse 13 (2009)
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
American Dad! (2005)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
American Masters (1986)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Mason
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1983-12-21 (41 years old)
Birth PlaceSeoul, South Korea
SpouseJoana Pak
CitizenshipsSouth Korea
ResidencesLos Angeles · Troy, United States, Regina, Canada
Also Known As연상엽, 스티븐 연, Yeun Sang-yeop, Стивен Ян, 连相烨, 連相燁, استیون یون, استیو ین
AwardsTime 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
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