Bowen Yang

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1990-11-06 (34 years old)

Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Also Known As ボウエン・ヤン

Bowen Yang

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

Actor

2026
2025
Wicked: For Good

as Pfannee

2025
2024
Wicked

as Pfannee

2024
The Garfield Movie

as Nolan (voice)

2024
The Tiger's Apprentice

as Sidney (voice)

2024
Fantasmas

as Dodo

2023
Good Burger 2

as Bowen Yang

2023
The Monkey King

as Dragon King (voice)

2023
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

as TV Gossip #2 (voice)

2023
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as Celestial Administrator (voice)

2023
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)

2022
Bros

as Lawrence Grape

2022
Fire Island

as Howie

2022
The Lost City

as Ray the Moderator

2022
2021
Cicada

as Hudson

2021
Monsters at Work

as Carter (voice)

2021
Ziwe

as Self

2021
Girls5eva

as Zander

2021
Girls5eva

as Zander (uncredited)

2020
Duncanville

as Garrett (voice)

2019
Isn't It Romantic

as Donny's Guy

2019
The Other Two

as Bowen Yang

2018
2016
2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2014
Dry Me Crazy

as Laundromat Attendant

2014
Broad City

as Sales associate

2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

2012
The Outs

as Jason

2009
Archer

as (voice)

2003
1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1989
The Simpsons

as Richard (voice)

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

Producer

2021
Schmigadoon!

as Consulting Producer

Writer

2021
Schmigadoon!

as Writer