Person · Actor
Steven Yeun
- Also:
- Producer
In short · Acting since 1988, 5 decades active, 37 credits, 2 Primetime Emmy Award wins.
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Airbender
- Award win
Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Award win
Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
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Biography
Steven Yeun is an American actor best known for his role as Glenn Rhee in the television series *The Walking Dead* (2010–2016). He gained critical acclaim for his performances in the films *Burning* (2018) and *Minari* (2020), for which he became the first East Asian-American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2021, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Yeun also starred in and produced the Netflix dark comedy series *Beef* (2023), earning Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actor.
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Actor
29 credits
The Rip(2026)
Detective Mike Ro
Film
The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender(2026)
Zuko
Film
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender(2026)
Zuko (voice)
Film
Mickey 17(2025)
Timo
Film
Bubble & Squeak(2025)
Bkofl
Film
Love Me(2024)
Liam
Film
BEEF(2023)
Danny Cho
TV
Nope(2022)
Ricky 'Jupe' Park
Film
INVINCIBLE(2021)
Mark Grayson / Invincible (voice) (32 Episodes)
TV
The Humans(2021)
Richard
Film
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans(2021)
Steve (voice)
Film
Space Jam: A New Legacy(2021)
Warner Bros. Executive
Film
Minari(2020)
Jacob
FilmWizards(2020)
Steve
TV
Tuca & Bertie(2019)
Speckle
TV
Burning(2018)
Ben
Film
Final Space(2018)
Little Cato (voice) (36 Episodes)
TV
Sorry to Bother You(2018)
Squeeze
Film
Mayhem(2017)
Derek Cho
Film
The Star(2017)
Bo
Film
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters(2017)
Concerned Citizen
TV
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking(2017)
Glenn Rhee / Glenn's Baby (voice)
Film
Okja(2017)
K
FilmVoltron Legendary Defender Motion Comic(2017)
Keith
TV
Voltron: Legendary Defender(2016)
Keith
TV
I Origins(2014)
Kenny
Film
A Moment of Youth(2011)
(segment "Carpe Millennium")
Film
Jerry(2009)
Chaz
Film
Airbender
Zuko (voice)
Film
Other crew
1 credit
Awards & Nominations
2 wins · 1 nominationPrimetime Emmy Award
- Won2023Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — Steven Yeun
Golden Globe Award
- Won2023Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film — Steven Yeun
More awards & festivals (1) — regional academies & film-festival prizes
Academy Awards
- Nom2020Oscar — Actor in a Leading Role
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- Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVSelf - Narrator (voice) · 2023
- Ride with Norman ReedusSelf · 2016
- The Walking Dead: The Journey So FarSelf · 2016
- Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf (1 Episode) · 2014
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest (1 Episode) · 2003
- LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest (2 Episodes) · 1988
- Actors on ActorsSelf (2 Episodes)
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