Bowen Yang
Acting
Born: November 6, 1990 (age 35) · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bowen Yang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
The Lost City
2022
Isn't It Romantic
2019
Wicked
2024
The Garfield Movie
2024
Archer
2009
Monsters at Work
2021
Wicked: For Good
2025
Bros
2022
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023
The Monkey King
2023
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022
Photos (4)
Movies (19)
Wicked
Pfannee
Wicked: For Good
Pfannee
The Garfield Movie
Nolan (voice)
The Lost City
Ray the Moderator
The Tiger's Apprentice
Sidney (voice)
The Moment
Bowen Yang (uncredited)
The Monkey King
Dragon King (voice)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Ronnie (voice)
The Wedding Banquet
Chris
Bros
Lawrence Grape
Isn't It Romantic
Donny's Guy
Fire Island
Howie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Kim Jong-un
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Deetch Nordwind
Good Burger 2
Bowen Yang
Cicada
Hudson
Dicks: The Musical
God
Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing
Jean-Marie Menga (voice)
Planning New York
2025
TV Shows (20)
The Simpsons
Richard (voice) · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Frank · 1 eps
Archer
(voice) · 1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Martin Li / Mr. Negative · 1 eps
Monsters at Work
Carter (voice) · 2 eps
Broad City
Sales associate · 2 eps
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Celestial Administrator (voice) · 4 eps
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice) · 1 eps
The Other Two
Bowen Yang · 1 eps
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
Ed (voice) · 13 eps
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TV Gossip #2 (voice) · 1 eps
Girls5eva
Zander · 1 eps
Girls5eva
Zander (uncredited) · 1 eps
Overcompensating
Davis · 2 eps
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
(voice) · 6 eps
Duncanville
Garrett (voice) · 1 eps
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Edmund · 17 eps
High Maintenance
Brian · 1 eps
Fantasmas
Dodo · 3 eps
The Outs
Jason · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (42)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 7 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 127 eps
The Voice
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
Self · 1 eps
The Kardashians
Self · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · 1 eps
Ziwe
Self · 1 eps
Lorne
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
Will & Harper
Self (uncredited)
2 Dope Queens
Self · 1 eps
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
Self - Host · 2 eps
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
Self
Making Wicked
Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Self
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
Self
