Steven Yeun, an Oscar, SAG and Emmy nominee most not too long ago seen within the critically acclaimed collection Beef, has signed with WME for illustration.
He was beforehand at CAA.
Yeun is probably greatest identified for the function of Glenn Rhee for six seasons on AMC’s The Strolling Lifeless, which was on the time considered one of, if not the largest, reveals on tv.
In 2020, Yeun was nominated for Oscar and SAG awards for his efficiency in Lee Isaac Chung’s drama Minari, launched by A24 and on which he additionally served as an government producer.
And he most not too long ago starred in and government produced Netflix’s critically acclaimed drama Beef, which additionally starred Ali Wong. The collection obtained a sweep of Emmy nominations, with Yeun receiving one for greatest actor in a restricted collection and one for exec producing the present by way of the most effective restricted collection class. (The Emmy Awards ceremony has been pushed again to January 2024 as a result of ongoing writers and actors strikes.)
Rising to main big-budget studio fare, Yeun not too long ago wrapped capturing reverse Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon Ho’s latest manufacturing, Mickey 17, for Warner Bros. He’s additionally attributable to start manufacturing on Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts reverse Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan every time the strikes are settled.
He served as government producer and lent his voice for the documentary Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV, which debuted this yr on the Sundance Movie Competition and is a part of PBS’ American Masters lineup.
A few of Yeun’s different credit embrace Jordan Peele’s Nope, Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, for which he obtained greatest supporting actor recognition from the Los Angeles Movie Critics Affiliation, Boots Riley’s Sorry to Trouble You, and Bong’s eco-tentpole Okja.
Yeun continues to be repped by legal professional Adam Kaller and Narrative.
