Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/6/1990
Place of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Also Known As
ボウエン・ヤンبوون یانگ
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 Quee...
Known For
Wicked: For Good
as Pfannee
Wicked
as Pfannee
The Garfield Movie
as Nolan (voice)
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
The Lost City
as Ray the Moderator
Fire Island
as Howie
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
as Ronnie (voice)
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
Will & Harper
as Self (uncredited)
The Monkey King
as Dragon King (voice)
The Wedding Banquet
as Chris
The Tiger's Apprentice
as Sidney (voice)
Isn't It Romantic
as Donny's Guy
Making Wicked
as Self
The Cat in the Hat
as (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Good Burger 2
as Bowen Yang
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Kim Jong-un
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
as Self
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
as Deetch Nordwind
Career Timeline
2025
Wicked: For Good
as Pfannee
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
as Self
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
as Self • Host
Overcompensating
as Davis
The Wedding Banquet
as Chris
Planning New York
Role unknown
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
2024
Making Wicked
as Self
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
as Ed (voice)
Wicked
as Pfannee
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
Will & Harper
as Self (uncredited)
Fantasmas
as Dodo
The Garfield Movie
as Nolan (voice)
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
as (voice)
The Tiger's Apprentice
as Sidney (voice)
Hot Ones Versus
as Self
2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Good Burger 2
as Bowen Yang
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
as Deetch Nordwind
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as TV Gossip #2 (voice)
Dicks: The Musical
as God
The Monkey King
as Dragon King (voice)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Celestial Administrator (voice)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Martin Li / Mr. Negative