Steven Yeun
Steven Yeun ( Kor. 연상 엽; born December 21, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea ) is a South Korean- American actor who comes in both film and television for use, but also as a stage actor in use. Furthermore, the native of South Koreans also works as a voice actor. A transcription of his name is Sang Yeop Yeun.
Life and career
Born in the South Korean capital Yeun was still in his early years in the United States, where he grew up in Troy, Michigan. The way in acting he found during his time at Kalamazoo College, where he studied psychology and a piece of the local improvisational theater group visited. From this point, he decided to devote himself primarily an actor and studied for his graduation in Kalamazoo improvisational theater in Chicago, where he ( including The Second City ) also participated at various theaters and theater groups. In The Second City was also in their traveling theater troops to use, but was also active in the companies at the site of The Second City in Chicago's Old Town groups. Another played the Chicago Theater in the Yeun, was among other things the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where he was engaged in the play Kafka on the Shore in two key roles. In addition, he was still playing in some local improvisational and sketch groups. Over time, he also gained in commercials at various well-known brands such as Best Buy, Apple or Milky Way experience and had finally in 2007 his first call value international engagement, when he was hired as a voice actor for the computer game Crysis and also in the subsequent game Crysis Warhead to was heard.
After his time in Chicago Yeun moved to Los Angeles where he currently still lives. His first notable television appearance was Yeun then finally in 2009, when he, among others, in the short film The Kari Files, the debut film by Greg Grabianski as a director and producer at the same time, participated. In the same year he received a starring role in the independent film My Name Is Jerry, followed by an eventful year 2010, in which he was immediately engaged in a number of different productions. He has held inter alia in the short film Carpe Millennium again one of the lead roles and has also been seen with Blowout Sale in another short film. After an insert in an episode of The Big Bang Theory Yeun was brought in as one of the main characters in the cast of The Walking Dead in May 2010. In the series, he plays the former pizza deliverer Glenn, who is an important member of the survivor group after the zombie apocalypse. After he has come in the first season in all six episodes used, the role has been out in the second, third and fourth season of the series.
Filmography
- 2009: The Kari Files
- 2009: My Name Is Jerry
- 2009: Carpe Millennium
- 2010: Blowout Sale
- 2010: The Big Bang Theory ( Episode 22, Season 3 )
- Since 2010: The Walking Dead
- 2011: Law & Order: LA (1 episode)
- 2011: Warehouse 13 (1 episode)
- 2007: Crysis (computer game)
- 2008: Crysis Warhead (computer game)