History Creator / StevenYeun

* ''Thunderbolts'' as TBA

--> ''[[Series/TheWalkingDead Troper... I'll find you...]]''

** He was part of the cast of the phenomenally popular TV show, ''Series/{{The Walking Dead|2010}}'' , and was one of its longest running cast members to boot.

[[caption-width-right:295:"''[[Series/TheWalkingDead Hey you, dumbass! Yeah, you in front of the screen. Cozy in there?]]''"]]

Steven Yeun /ˈjʌn/ (Korean: 연상엽; born Yeun Sang-yeop, December 21, 1983 in UsefulNotes/{{Seoul}}) is a Korean-American actor. He is [[StarMakingRole best known]] for his role as [[TheHeart Glenn Rhee]] on Creator/{{AMC}}'s horror drama television series ''Series/TheWalkingDead''. Yeun has also appeared in many short and feature films, and has done video game and cartoon voiceovers. He is fluent in both English and Korean and starred in the Korean film ''Burning''. In 2021, he became the first Asian-American in history to be nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards, for his lead role in ''Film/{{Minari}}''.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' as Glenn Rhee

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Several of his post-''Series/TheWalkingDead'' works are all from Creator/{{Netflix}}.

** He was part of the cast of the phenomenally popular TV show, ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' , and was one of its longest running cast members to boot.

* StopBeingStereotypical: On a 2019 ''Wired Auto-Complete'' interview for ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'', he mentions that getting mistaken for playing most Asian roles on television is a problem for him when his search bar lists his perceived filmography roles, including a question about if he starred in the Indiana Jones films.[[note]]Though the user asked if Yeun starred in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', the correct film was ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''-- both of which he didn't. The question was whether or not he played Short Round, whose actor was actually Ke Huy Quan.[[/note]]
* TomHanksSyndrome: Due to [[ZombieApocalypse the nature]] of [[Series/TheWalkingDead his breakout role]], one would probably be surprised to learn that his main training is for comedy. That said, his character had his fair share of funny moments.

* StopBeingStereotypical: While the [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead source material]] of his StarMakingRole is praised for breaking on-screen stereotypes associated with Asian-American men, his [[Series/TheWalkingDead portrayal]] in the LiveActionAdaptation certainly contributes to that.
** On a 2019 ''Wired Auto-Complete'' interview for ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'', he mentions that getting mistaken for playing most Asian roles on television is a problem for him when his search bar lists his perceived filmography roles, including a question about if he starred in the Indiana Jones films.[[note]]Though the user asked if Yeun starred in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', the correct film was ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''-- both of which he didn't.[[/note]]

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: His last name is pronounced "Yun", not "Yoon", rhyming with ‘nun’ rather than ‘noon’. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtc-1WbF9PE Lampshaded]] in ''Series/{{Conan}}'' when Creator/ConanOBrien mentions he's horrified that he's been mispronouncing Steven's name for years everytime the latter guests on his show.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: His last name is pronounced "Yun", not "Yoon", rhyming with ‘nun’ rather than ‘noon’ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtc-1WbF9PE Lampshaded]] in ''Series/{{Conan}}'' when Creator/ConanOBrien mentions he's horrified that he's been mispronouncing Steven's name for years everytime the latter guests on his show.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: His last name is pronounced "Yo-n", not "Yun". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtc-1WbF9PE Lampshaded]] in ''Series/{{Conan}}'' when Creator/ConanOBrien mentions he's horrified that he's been mispronouncing Steven's name for years everytime the latter guests on his show.

* TomHanksSyndrome: Due to [[ZombieApocalypse the nature]] of [[Series/TheWalkingDead his breakout role]], one would probably be surprised to learn that his main training is for comedy. That said, his character had his fair share of SugarWiki/FunnyMoments.

* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' as Keith Kogane

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone2019'' in ''[[Recap/TheTwilightZone2019S1E4ATraveler A Traveler]]'' as the Traveler.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' as Wan

** On a 2019 ''Wired Auto-Complete'' interview for ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'', he mentions that getting mistaken for playing most Asian roles on television is a problem for him when his search bar lists his perceived filmography roles, including a question about if he starred in the Indiana Jones films.[[note]]Though the user asked if Yeun starred in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheRaidersOfTheLostArk'', the correct film was ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''-- both of which he didn't.[[/note]]

** On a 2019 ''Wired Auto-Complete'' interview for ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'', he mentions that getting mistaken for playing most Asian roles on television is a problem for him when his search bar lists his perceived filmography roles, including a question about if he plays as Short Round in ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom 1984]]''.

** On a 2019 ''Wired Auto-Complete'' interview for ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'', he lampshades how getting mistaken for playing most Asian roles is a problem for him when his search bar lists his perceived filmography roles, including a mistaken role as Short Round in ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom 1984]]''.

** On a 2019 ''Wired Auto-Complete'' interview for Film/SorryToBotherYou, he lampshades how getting mistaken for playing most Asian roles is a problem for him when his search bar lists his perceived filmography roles, including a mistaken role as Short Round in ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom 1984]]''.

** On a ''Wired Auto-Complete'' interview in 2019, he lampshades how this is a problem for him when his search bar lists his perceived filmography roles, including a mistaken role as a child character in ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom 1984]]''.