Bowen Yang

Acting

Bowen Yang

Born November 6, 1990Brisbane, Queensland, Australia76 credits

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

Filmography

The Cat in the Hat
2026The Cat in the Hat
as (voice)Movie
The Moment
2026The Moment
as Bowen Yang (uncredited)Movie
Wicked: For Good
2025Wicked: For Good
as PfanneeMovie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - PresentMovie
Making Wicked
2024Making Wicked
as SelfMovie
Wicked
2024Wicked
as PfanneeMovie
Will & Harper
2024Will & Harper
as Self (uncredited)Movie
Fantasmas
2024Fantasmas
as DodoTV
The Garfield Movie
2024The Garfield Movie
as Nolan (voice)Movie
The Tiger's Apprentice
2024The Tiger's Apprentice
as Sidney (voice)Movie
Good Burger 2
2023Good Burger 2
as SelfMovie
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as TV Gossip #2 (voice)TV
The Monkey King
2023The Monkey King
as Dragon King (voice)Movie
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Celestial Administrator (voice)TV
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Martin Li / Mr. NegativeTV
Bros
2022Bros
as Lawrence GrapeMovie
Fire Island
2022Fire Island
as HowieMovie
The Lost City
2022The Lost City
as Ray the ModeratorMovie
Cicada
2021Cicada
as HudsonMovie
Monsters at Work
2021Monsters at Work
as Carter (voice)TV
Ziwe
2021Ziwe
as SelfTV
Girls5eva
2021Girls5eva
as ZanderTV
Duncanville
2020Duncanville
as Garrett (voice)TV
Isn't It Romantic
2019Isn't It Romantic
as Donny's GuyMovie
The Other Two
2019The Other Two
as Bowen YangTV
Hot Ones
2015Hot Ones
as SelfTV
Broad City
2014Broad City
as Sales associateTV
D
2014Dry Me Crazy
as Laundromat AttendantMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest JudgeTV
The Outs
2012The Outs
as JasonTV
The Voice
2011The Voice
as Self - GuestTV
Archer
2009Archer
as (voice)TV
The View
1997The View
as Self - GuestTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Show
as Self - GuestTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Richard (voice)TV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
as Self - PresenterTV