Steven Yeun
Steven Yeun
Steven Yeun /ˈjʌn/is a Korean-born American actor. He is best known for playing Glenn Rhee on AMC's horror drama television series The Walking Dead. Yeun has also appeared in short and feature films, and has done video game and cartoon voiceovers...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth21 December 1983
college nerd chicago
What brought me to L.A. was work! I moved to Chicago after college - I went to Kalamazoo - did my nerd thing, graduated, and moved to Chicago to pursue improv.
fun gnarly stuff
Yeah, it's been pretty gnarly. It's fun. It can only be fun, unless you're really squirmy about that. Honestly, during that guts episode, they didn't tell Andrew and I anything. They just put trenchcoats on us and said, "All right, just stand right here and we're going to put this stuff on you."
the-end-of-the-day lines matter
At the end of the day, if you can't say a line right, it does not matter who your contacts are.
humility acting firsts
Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Korean, but my first reflex has always been to exude humility - but it doesn't help you in acting. For acting, humility isn't the best thing. It'll weaken your work.
keeping-secrets people serious
I'm good at keeping secrets, but if it's not something super serious I usually tell people not to tell me because I'll tell someone else.
drama teaching care
There's no drama. There's nothing. Everyone is there to work, everyone is really kind and everyone is very helpful, especially to me. I went in there, hoping to learn. I could have easily been put on some project with somebody who really doesn't care about teaching or sharing. But, while I was there, all of the cast were very helpful. I would constantly ask questions.
stuff horror-fans watches
I'm not much of a horror fan. When it comes to ghost stuff and demon stuff, I can't watch that.
nice heart thinking
People think that Detroit is this barren wasteland. While there are parts that are not as nice as others, the misconception is not true. It is definitely not a thriving community in Detroit, but it is getting there. There is a lot of heart and love in this city.
people hustle gains
Many people, not just Asians, are more concerned with hustling and getting to meetings with contacts to gain success.
girl brother team
I was more into music, before I got into college. In high school, I used to play guitar and sing. I did a lot of that. But, when I graduated and went to college, I remember my freshman year and this girl from across the hall, who is one of my good friends to this day, had a brother who was in the school improv team. We went to go watch a show and it blew my face off.
home college psych
I was a psych major in college and I actually owned two white lab rats. I had to train them and I took them home so that's just kind of missing for me.
curious
I'm stupidly curious. I will go and touch anything until I find out that it's very harmful.
basketball people boxing
Whatever I lack in size and strength and speed, I kind of make up for in being grittier. When it comes to something like basketball I'm definitely not the best guy on the court, but I love elbowing and pushing people out or boxing them out.
character people want
I'm glad that people have responded well to it, so far. I'm thankful for that. But, I'm also excited now that I have a better grasp of this character than I did before. I want to take it even further and really explore who Glenn is.