Steven Yeun

Acting

Steven Yeun

Born 1983-12-21 · Seoul, South Korea

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.

Acting credits

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender poster
9.2

Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve.

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender

2026

The Rip poster
7.1

Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.

The Rip

2026

Mickey 17 poster
6.8

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

Mickey 17

2025

Nope poster
6.8

Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.

Nope

2022

Space Jam: A New Legacy poster
6.6

When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021

The Star poster
6.5

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.

The Star

2017

Burning poster
7.4

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

Burning

2018

I Origins poster
7.6

A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.

I Origins

2014

Sorry to Bother You poster
6.8

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.

Sorry to Bother You

2018

Okja poster
7.3

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Okja

2017

Minari poster
7.3

A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

Minari

2021

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans poster
7.6

The Guardians of Arcadia reunite to battle the nefarious Arcane Order, who've reawakened the primordial Titans.

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

Mayhem poster
6.4

A virus spreads through an office complex causing white collar workers to act out their worst impulses.

Mayhem

2017

Love Me poster
5.9

In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love.

Love Me

2025

The Humans poster
6.1

Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.

The Humans

2021

The Walking Dead: The Return poster
7.3

Stars of "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, walk down memory lane and visit iconic locations where pivotal moments between their characters, Rick and Michonne, were filmed.

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024

Netflix Tudum 2025 poster
5.5

Celebrate your favorite shows and movies at this star-studded, live global fan event with special performances and exclusive reveals.

Netflix Tudum 2025

2025

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking poster
7.0

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up hilarious Walking Dead-inspired satire in this special featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken.”

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

2017

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NR

Who?" is a short film and long-form commercial for AMC's The Walking Dead produced by Fox Premium Latin America.

Who?

2018

Crash Site poster
6.4

An object crash lands in the wilderness and hikers, Max and Ben recover it before the authorities can. Max's growing obsession with the mysterious device leads this strange and solitary man to the point of self sacrifice, certain that he's made a profound discovery and possibly first contact with an alien race.

Crash Site

2025

Animals poster
NR

When the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their hands dirty and expose a side of their lives they never intended to see the light of day.

Animals

2026

Carpe Millennium poster
2.0

New Year's Eve, the last hours of the year 1999. Kevin wants to lose his virginity, he had his chances before, but it just didn't happen. Will tonight be the night?

Carpe Millennium

2010

The Day Will Come When You Won't Be poster
NR

Having been brutally overpowered by Negan and his Saviors, Rick and the group kneel helplessly as they suffer heavy losses that will haunt them forever.

The Day Will Come When You Won't Be

2016

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV poster
6.8

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

Behind the camera