Actor and producer Steven Yeun has amassed an impressive resume of diverse roles and continues to fearlessly evolve his body of work.
Recently announced, Yeun signed a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, he will work with the studio to develop and produce television series targeted for premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
He will next be seen in Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari for A24, on which he also serves as an executive producer. The film follows a Korean family that moves to Arkansas to start a farm in the 1980s and originally premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards. A24 is slated to release the film on December 11.
In addition, Yeun will star alongside Richard Jenkins, Beanie Feldstein, and Amy
Actor and producer Steven Yeun has amassed an impressive resume of diverse roles and continues to fearlessly evolve his body of work.
Recently announced, Yeun signed a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, he will work with the studio to develop and produce television series targeted for premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
He will next be seen in Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari for A24, on which he also serves as an executive producer. The film follows a Korean family that moves to Arkansas to start a farm in the 1980s and originally premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards. A24 is slated to release the film on December 11.
In addition, Yeun will star alongside Richard Jenkins, Beanie Feldstein, and Amy Schumer in the A24 drama The Humans, produced by Scott Rudin and Eli Bush. Based on the four-time Tony Award-winning play, the film is set at Thanksgiving and follows the Blake family in their run-down Manhattan apartment as they argue and deal with aging family members, illnesses, economic woes and frustrations over religion. Yeun will also be featured as the lead in the upcoming animated Amazon Original series Invincible, an adaptation of the comic by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman.
Previously, he starred in Chang-Dong Lee’s Korean-language film Burning, an adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story, “Barn Burning.” The film received critical acclaim, including Best Supporting Actor recognition for Yeun from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Yeun is perhaps best known for his role of Glenn Rhee on AMC’s The Walking Dead. He originated and developed Rhee into a pivotal character from the series’ first episode and made him a favorite of both fans and critics alike for seven seasons. His additional television credits include Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone, Drunk History and The Big Bang Theory.
Additional film credits include Boots Riley’s critically acclaimed comedy Sorry to Bother You opposite Lakeith Stanfield; Bong Joon Ho’s Okja alongside Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Paul Dano; Joe Lynch’s independent film Mayhem; and Mike Cahill’s independent Sci-Fi drama I Origins, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Yeun is also featured in multiple animated projects, including Dreamwork’s The Star, Netflix’s Tuca & Bertie, Voltron, and Stretch Armstrong, Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters and the spinoff 3 Below.
