Steven Yeun

Steven Yeun
Yeun at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Yeun Sang-yeop (1983-12-21) December 21, 1983 (age 33) Seoul, South Korea
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	Korean - American Korean
Alma mater	Kalamazoo College
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	2005–present
Spouse(s)	Joana Pak (m. 2016)
Korean name
Hangul	연상엽
Revised Romanization	Yeon Sang-yeop
McCune–Reischauer	Yǒn Sangyǒp

Steven Yeun /ˈjʌn/ (Korean: 연상엽; born Yeun Sang-yeop, December 21, 1983) is a South Korean-born American actor. He is known for his role as Glenn Rhee on AMC's horror drama television series The Walking Dead. Yeun has also appeared in many short and feature films, and has done video game and cartoon voiceovers.

Yeun was born in Seoul, South Korea, to South Korean parents Je and June Yeun. His father was an architect in South Korea before moving his family to Regina, Saskatchewan, and later to Michigan. Yeun was raised in Troy, Michigan in a Christian household. Yeun's parents began calling him "Steven" after meeting a doctor in America by that name. His parents owned some beauty-supply stores in Detroit.

Yeun received a bachelor's degree in psychology with a concentration in neuroscience from Kalamazoo College in 2005. At Kalamazoo, he met Jordan Klepper through Klepper's sister and later followed him to Chicago to join Second City.