Steven Yeun

Who is this?

Sang-yeop Yeun (Korean: 연상엽; born December 21, 1983), known professionally as Steven Yeun ( YUHN), is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing Glenn Rhee in the television series The Walking Dead (2010–2016). He earned critical acclaim for the films Burning (2018) and Minari (2020). For the latter, he became the first East Asian-American nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. For the Netflix dark comedy series Beef (2023), which he produced and starred in, Yeun received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actor. 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).

Career

1. 1983
   Born
2. 2021
   Won Time 100
3. 2023
   Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
4. 2023
   Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Seoul
• •Citizenship: South Korea, United States
• •Known as: voice actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor
• •Spouse: Joana Pak