Steven Yeun (Korean: 연상엽; born December 21, 1983) is a Korean American actor. He is best known for portraying Glenn Rhee in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–present). Prior to this, Yeun appeared in an independent film and a few short films. He has also provided voice work for the Crysis video game series, and played Wan in The Legend of Korra (2013). 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. His parents owned two 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.
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