Acting

Steven Yeun

born 1983 · Acting

69.1avg grm
19titles
#29best rank
3honors
Ibest title · #29 on siteInvincible2021 · as Alternate Invincibles · series79.0

Honors

3
2021Time 100
2023Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
2023Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Bio

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.

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.

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2020s7 titlesAAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender2026 · as Zuko72.0BBeef2023 · as Danny Cho · series63.5IInvincible2021 · as Alternate Invincibles · series79.0IInvincible2021 · as Invincible · series79.0IInvincible2021 · as Mark Grayson · series79.0MMinari2020 · as Jacob74.8WWizards2020 · as Steve · series65.7
2010s12 titlesTTuca & Bertie2019 · as Speckle · series63.4BBurning2018 · as Ben74.6FFinal Space2018 · as Little Cato · series67.7FFinal Space2018 · as Additional Voices · series67.7FFinal Space2018 · as Infinity Guard Captain · series67.7OOkja2017 · as K71.3SStretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters2017 · as Wingspan · series64.2SStretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters2017 · as Nathan Park · series64.2SStretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters2017 · as Concerned Citizen · series64.2RRide with Norman Reedus2016 · as Self · series65.7VVoltron: Legendary Defender2016 · as Keith · series63.9II Origins2014 · as Kenny64.8

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Steven Yeun

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born1983
known forActing
titles on site19
best title rank#29 · Invincible (2021)
avg GRM69.1
honors3 · Time 100, 2021
Honors
  • 2021Time 100
  • 2023Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  • 2023Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
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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