Steven Yeun

South Korean-American actor

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Born 1983 · age 43South Korea

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    Born 1983
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    2026
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Updated 2026-09-08

Sang-yeop Yeun, known professionally as Steven Yeun, 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.

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  • 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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