Steven Yeun rose to fame as Glenn in the hit AMC series The Walking Dead. He was later recognized as Jacob in Minari, proving he’s a strong force to be reckoned with.
Steven Yeun has made a footing in Hollywood, thanks to his natural acting. With several projects in his arsenal, what’s next for the South Korean-born American star and how much net worth has he already amassed?
Steven Yeun’s The Walking Dead Fame
According to his Wikipedia page, the 38-year-old actor started in the business in 2004, but his breakthrough didn’t come until he joined The Walking Dead in 2010.
According to Variety, he was a major part of the show’s success after his character turned from a brave young member to “a bona fide action hero and sex symbol.”
However, he left the show when his character was killed off in the seventh season in 2016.
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Steven Yeun’s Movie Credits
In March 2016, Steven Yeun became a part of the movie Mayhem, followed by a role in Okja in April of the same year.
He also lent his voice to the character of Bo in The Star in 2017. After a year, he did Sorry to Bother You and Burning.
Come 2020, he became the star and executive producer of the immigrant drama Minari, which was another big success for him.
He next made the one-act play adaptation of The Humans. In 20202, he would be seen as part of Jordan Peele’s science fiction horror movie Nope.
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Steven Yeun’s TV Projects
Aside from TWD, Steven Yeun has done several TV projects. He did voice acting for the animated TV series The Legend of Korra, Trollhunters, 3Below, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, Final Space and Tuca & Bertie.
He also did an episode of Peele’s revival of The Twilight Zone and the animated superhero series Invincible.
Steven Yeun has made a net worth of $5 million for these credits, per Celebrity Net Worth.
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Will Steven Yeun Return to TWD?
TWD is now on its 11th and final season, putting the long-running series to a close. So, will fans see Steven Yeun reprise his role in the series or a spinoff?
By the looks of it, the answer is no.
The actor himself refused the possibility of returning to the franchise after his character’s death.
While promoting his new movie Nope, he told Conan O’Brien on Conan Needs a Friend, via Comicbook, that fans asked him if he were killed off or intentionally left the series.
“Complicated,” he said. "Sometimes, you just accept what it is and you go with it. There's no tension behind it."
Glenn suffered the same fate in the series’ source material, Robert Kirkman’s comic book with the same title, so he had no complaints.
"You're like, 'OK.' ... I'm not gonna go kicking and screaming," he continued.
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