Bowen Yang

Birthday: 1990-11-06
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
Tangles
Saturday Night Live Season 50 Episode 8 - Paul Mescal & Shaboozey
2026-03-05 The Cat in the Hat (voice)
2025-11-19 Wicked: For Good Pfannee
2025-04-18 The Wedding Banquet Chris
2024-11-20 Wicked Pfannee
2024-04-30 The Garfield Movie Nolan (voice)
2024-04-04 The Tiger's Apprentice Sidney (voice)
2023-11-22 Good Burger 2 Bowen Yang
2023-11-17 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Deetch Nordwind
2023-10-06 Dicks: The Musical God
2023-08-11 The Monkey King Dragon King (voice)
2022-12-08 Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again Ronnie (voice)
2022-09-30 Bros Lawrence Grape
2022-06-02 Fire Island Howie
2022-03-24 The Lost City Ray the Moderator
2021-10-29 Cicada Hudson
2020-05-12 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend Kim Jong-un
2019-02-13 Isn't It Romantic Donny's Guy
2014-01-01 Dry Me Crazy Laundromat Attendant