Bowen Yang
Actor
Born November 6, 1990 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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.
Filmography
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Tangles
Dale (voice)
Coming soon
The Cat in the Hat
(voice)
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
Self
Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing
Jean-Marie Menga (voice)
Lorne
Self
The Moment
Bowen Yang (uncredited)
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Self
Wicked: For Good
Pfannee
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Self
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
Self - Host
Overcompensating
Davis
The Wedding Banquet
Chris
Planning New York
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
Making Wicked
Self
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
Ed (voice)
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Self
Wicked
Pfannee
Will & Harper
Self (uncredited)
Fantasmas
Dodo
The Garfield Movie
Nolan (voice)
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
(voice)
The Tiger's Apprentice
Sidney (voice)
Hot Ones Versus
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Good Burger 2
Bowen Yang
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Deetch Nordwind
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TV Gossip #2 (voice)
Dicks: The Musical
God
The Monkey King
Dragon King (voice)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Celestial Administrator (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Martin Li / Mr. Negative
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Ronnie (voice)
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
Self
Bros
Lawrence Grape
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
Fire Island
Howie
The Kardashians
Self
The Lost City
Ray the Moderator
Cicada
Hudson
Schmigadoon!
Monsters at Work
Carter (voice)
Ziwe
Self
Girls5eva
Zander
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Kim Jong-un
Duncanville
Garrett (voice)
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Edmund
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self - Guest
Isn't It Romantic
Donny's Guy
The Other Two
Bowen Yang
2 Dope Queens
Self
High Maintenance
Brian
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Broad City
Sales associate
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
The Outs
Jason
The Voice
Self - Guest
Archer
(voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The View
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
The Simpsons
Richard (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
The Emmy Awards
Self