Name
Bowen Yang
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1990-11-06 (36 years old)
Place of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Biography
Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Yang was hired to join the writing staff of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in September 2018, ahead of its 44th season, and a year later was promoted to on-air cast status for SNL's 45th season. He made history becoming the first SNL featured player to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021. He was promoted to repertory status before the 47th season.
Yang has appeared in the television series Girls5Eva, Ziwe, and The Other Two and is a cast member on Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. He is also known for his appearances in the LGBTQ romantic comedies Fire Island and Bros, both released in 2022. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, Las Culturistas, with Matt Rogers. In January 2019, he was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list.
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- 2022 Bros as Lawrence Grape
- 2023 Dicks: The Musical as God
- 2022 The Lost City as Ray the Moderator
- 2021 Cicada as Hudson
- 2023 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain as Deetch Nordwind
- 2024 The Garfield Movie as Nolan (voice)
- 2023 Good Burger 2 as Bowen Yang
- 2022 Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again as Ronnie (voice)
- 2022 Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? as Self
- 2025 Wicked: For Good as Pfannee
- 2026 The Cat in the Hat as (voice)
- 2024 The Tiger's Apprentice as Sidney (voice)
- 2025 The Wedding Banquet as Chris
- 2014 Dry Me Crazy as Laundromat Attendant
- 2024 Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked as Self
- 2027 Tangles as Dale (voice)
- 2019 Isn't It Romantic as Donny's Guy
- 2020 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Kim Jong-un
- 2023 The Monkey King as Dragon King (voice)
- 2022 Fire Island as Howie
- 2024 Wicked as Pfannee
- 2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
- 2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2025 Planning New York
- 2024 Making Wicked as Self
- 2025 Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe as Self
- 2024 Will & Harper as Self (uncredited)
- 2025 Wicked: One Wonderful Night as Self
- 2025 The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
- Soon Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project
- 2026 The Moment as Bowen Yang (uncredited)
- 2026 Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing as Jean-Marie Menga (voice)
- 2026 Lorne as Self
- 2026 The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas as Self
- Soon The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards
- Soon The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show
- 2024 Jentry Chau vs the Underworld ( 13 episodes ) as Ed (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Richard (voice)
- 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2023 Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai ( 4 episodes ) as Celestial Administrator (voice)
- 2021 Ziwe ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Broad City ( 2 episodes ) as Sales associate
- 2021 Girls5eva ( 1 episode ) as Zander
- 2021 Girls5eva ( 1 episode ) as Zander (uncredited)
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2012 The Outs ( 4 episodes ) as Jason
- 2020 Duncanville ( 1 episode ) as Garrett (voice)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 7 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 The Kardashians ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 High Maintenance ( 1 episode ) as Brian
- 2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off ( 1 episode ) as TV Gossip #2 (voice)
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 7 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2024 The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy ( 6 episodes ) as (voice)
- 2018 2 Dope Queens ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens ( 17 episodes ) as Edmund
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 127 episodes ) as Self - Various Characters
- 2019 The Other Two ( 1 episode ) as Bowen Yang
- 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2021 Monsters at Work ( 2 episodes ) as Carter (voice)
- 2023 Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Fantasmas ( 3 episodes ) as Dodo
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 Archer ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai ( 1 episode ) as Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)
- 2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur ( 1 episode ) as Martin Li / Mr. Negative
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2025 Overcompensating ( 2 episodes ) as Davis
- 2024 Hot Ones Versus ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1949 The Emmy Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2011 The Voice ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2025 SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 Variety & CNN Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Frank
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
