Bowen Yang
Acting • Born 1990-11-06
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.
Filmography
77 credits
Bros
Movie • 2022
Lawrence Grape
Dicks: The Musical
Movie • 2023
God
The Lost City
Movie • 2022
Ray the Moderator
Cicada
Movie • 2021
Hudson
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Movie • 2023
Deetch Nordwind
The Garfield Movie
Movie • 2024
Nolan (voice)
Good Burger 2
Movie • 2023
Self
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Movie • 2022
Ronnie (voice)
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
Movie • 2022
Self
Wicked: For Good
Movie • 2025
Pfannee
The Cat in the Hat
Movie • 2026
(voice)
The Tiger's Apprentice
Movie • 2024
Sidney (voice)
The Wedding Banquet
Movie • 2025
Chris
Dry Me Crazy
Movie • 2014
Laundromat Attendant
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Movie • 2024
Self
Tangles
Movie
Isn't It Romantic
Movie • 2019
Donny's Guy
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Movie • 2020
Kim Jong-un
The Monkey King
Movie • 2023
Dragon King (voice)
Fire Island
Movie • 2022
Howie
Wicked
Movie • 2024
Pfannee
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie • 2025
Self
Planning New York
Movie • 2025
Making Wicked
Movie • 2024
Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Movie • 2025
Self
Will & Harper
Movie • 2024
Self (uncredited)
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie • 2025
Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Movie • 2025
Self
Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project
Movie
The Moment
Movie • 2026
Bowen Yang (uncredited)
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
TV • 2024
Ed (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Richard (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV • 2012
Self - Guest Judge
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
TV • 2023
Celestial Administrator (voice)
Ziwe
TV • 2021
Self
Broad City
TV • 2014
Sales associate
Girls5eva
TV • 2021
Zander
Girls5eva
TV • 2021
Zander (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Outs
TV • 2012
Jason
Duncanville
TV • 2020
Garrett (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Kardashians
TV • 2022
Self
High Maintenance
TV • 2016
Brian
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TV • 2023
TV Gossip #2 (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
TV • 2024
(voice)
2 Dope Queens
TV • 2018
Self
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
TV • 2020
Edmund
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
The Other Two
TV • 2019
Bowen Yang
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
TV • 2012
Self - Guest Judge
Monsters at Work
TV • 2021
Carter (voice)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2023
Self
Fantasmas
TV • 2024
Dodo
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Archer
TV • 2009
(voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
TV • 2023
Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV • 2023
Martin Li / Mr. Negative
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Overcompensating
TV • 2025
Davis
Hot Ones Versus
TV • 2024
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
TV • 2025
Self • Host
The Voice
TV • 2011
Self - Guest
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV • 2025
Self