Bowen Yang
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bowen Yang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Cat in the Hat (2026)
as (voice)
Wicked (2024)
as Pfannee
Wicked: For Good (2025)
as Pfannee
The Garfield Movie (2024)
as Nolan (voice)
The Lost City (2022)
as Ray the Moderator
Lorne (2026)
as Self
The Moment (2026)
as Bowen Yang (uncredited)
The Monkey King (2023)
as Dragon King (voice)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022)
as Ronnie (voice)
Isn't It Romantic (2019)
as Donny's Guy
The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)
as Sidney (voice)
Bros (2022)
as Lawrence Grape
Fire Island (2022)
as Howie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Good Burger 2 (2023)
as Bowen Yang
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
as Deetch Nordwind
Will & Harper (2024)
as Self (uncredited)
Tangles (2026)
as Dale (voice)
The Wedding Banquet (2025)
as Chris
Dicks: The Musical (2023)
as God
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020)
as Kim Jong-un
Cicada (2021)
as Hudson
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked (2024)
as Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (2025)
as Self
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas (2026)
as Self
Making Wicked (2024)
as Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe (2025)
as Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2025)
as Self
Planning New York (2025)
Actor
Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing (2026)
as Jean-Marie Menga (voice)
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? (2022)
as Self
Dry Me Crazy (2014)
as Laundromat Attendant
Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project (—)
Actor