Steven Yeun
Birth Name:
Steven Yeun
Birth Place:
South Korea
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Joined the famed Second City improv group in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles
- While not acting guest as well as starring roles, he writes, auditions for commercials and enjoys performing improv
- Born in South Korea and raised in Troy, Michigan, by two beauty supply store owners
- Quote: "I'm very lucky to be on [The Walking Dead"]․ We have a chance and an opportunity to leave a lasting impression on the permanent zeitgeist of the world․ If you can be a lasting part of that legacy, that is awesome․""
- Quote: "I felt like I've needed to ask my parents [permission]․ They have helped me tremendously․ Everything they made, they poured into my education․ The least I could do was ask their permission․"
- After revealing to his parents that he did not intend to attend graduate school, although unhappy, they gave him a two year window to make something of himself in the field
- Interest in acting was sparked after watching his college's improv group perform as a freshman which he would join a year later
- His parents, both born in Korea, expected him to become a doctor following graduation from college
- Nearly fluent in Korean
- Rejected by his college's improv group the first time he tried out, but was accepted the following year
Awards
- 2011Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Nominated
- 2017BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series:Nominated
- 2017BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series:Winner
- 2017Festival Prize - Best Actor:Winner
- 2018BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2018BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Winner
- 2018Blue Dragon Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018Buil Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2018Grand Bell Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018GWNYFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2018ICP Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2018LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2018SFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018TFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2018VHS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2018VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019NETPAC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019AFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Baek Sang Film - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Actor de reparto):Nominated
- 2019Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Chunsa Film Art Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2019ICS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019INOCA - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2019NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2019Odyssey Award - Best Support Actor:Nominated
- 2019OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Virtuoso AwardWinner
- 2020CFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award:Winner
- 2020Excellence in Acting AwardWinner
- 2020GWNYFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2020IFJA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2020Ensemble Cast Spotlight AwardWinner
- 2021Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2021Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2021Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2021AFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021CIC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021COFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021Critics Choice Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021DFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021DFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021DFCA Award - Best Film Actor:Nominated
- 2021Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Actor:Nominated
- 2021DFCC - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021Independent Spirit Award - Best Male Lead:Nominated
- 2021GAFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2021Gold Derby Film Award - Lead Actor:Nominated
- 2021Gold List Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2021HFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021ICFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021LEJA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021MNFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021NMFC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021NMFC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2021NCFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021NDFS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021NTFCA Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2021OAFFC Award - Best Male Lead:Nominated
- 2021OFTA Film Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
- 2021OFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021PCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021SDFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021SFBAFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:Nominated
- 2021SFCS Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021UFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2021WAFCA Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2022CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
- 2022Honorable Mention - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2023Chainsaw Award - Best Supporting Performance:Nominated
- 2023Gold Derby TV Award - Limited/Movie Actor:Winner
- 2023Honorable Mention - Best Performance in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 2023Golden Scythe - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2023Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series, Under 40 minutes:Winner
- 2023Gotham Independent Film Award - Outstanding Performance in a New Series:Nominated
- 2023OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Limited or Anthology Series:Winner
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:Winner
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Winner
- 2024Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series:Winner
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Actor in a Limited Series or Streaming Movie:Nominated
- 2024BAFTA TV Award - International:Nominated
- 2024Critics Choice Award - Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television:Winner
- 2024Independent Spirit Award - Best New Scripted Series:Winner
- 2024Independent Spirit Award - Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series:Nominated
- 2024Golden Globe - Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:Winner
- 2024PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television:Winner
- 2024People's Choice Award - The TV Performance of the Year:Nominated
- 2024Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2025OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
- 2026Gotham TV Award - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance:Nominated