Steven Yeun to Star as Talking Donkey in Animated Film; Talks About Leaving 'The Walking Dead'

Hollywood actor Steven Yeun is most popularly known for his well-loved character, Glenn Rhee, in the AMC's "The Walking Dead". Now that Yeun is no longer on the most-watched post-apocalyptic zombie series, his fans are wondering where they can see him in next.

Steven Yeun is currently doing a lot of projects. He is the voice behind the main character of "Volton Legendary Defender", Keith. The "My Name is Jerry" star also voices the character Steve in the animated film "Trollhunters". Aside from that, Yeun was cast as the voice actor for the lead character, a talking donkey, in "The Star", another animated film.

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Most of his projects involve voice acting for animated films and series. Collider interviewed Steven Yeun and found out that the 33-year-old actor got his voice acting start while he was doing voice over commercials in Chicago. He also said that he has always wanted to land a part in animation and had dreamed of becoming a voice actor in an animated series for children.

Steven Yeun even teased that his character, Keith will discover some family secrets during the later part of the season. He didn't say whether Season 3 was in the works, but he did say he would be excited to explore more material for a new season. Meanwhile, his other series "Trollhunters" has been renewed for Season 2 and director Guillermo del Toro said that the Season 1 characters will be back for another run.

There's another project lined up for Steven Yeun. Rob Guillory and John Layman's comic book series, "Chew" is going to have its own screen animation. Yeun said that the cast has already done most of the voice acting, but that he's still not sure whether it will become an animated show or a live action one.

When LA Times asked Steven Yeun about leaving "The Walking Dead", the actor said that it was "a little bittersweet", but that he was satisfied having completed a show. He also said that his characters Keith and Glenn were different in certain aspects like how they handle situations. Keith is stubborn and brash while Glenn was gentle and kind. Yeun emphasized, though, that both stepped up to lead and help people. He also hinted that fans will see Keith grow to be leader in the next few episodes.