About Yong Yea

Born to Korean parents and raised in Venezuela before moving to America at the age of 14, Yong Yea grew up with a diverse multicultural background that has colored his identity as a performer and paved the road to linguistic fluency in Spanish and English as well as conversational Korean. His extensive theatrical endeavors throughout high school, college, and beyond led to an unshakeable love for acting, his successful career as a gaming YouTuber (with 1.2 million subscriber) honed his voice, and his long-time obsession and admiration for all things animation and video games defined his passion for voice over.

Yong is a working actor in Los Angeles whose career has progressed rapidly in the 5 years he’s been professionally active. He has brought to life a wide array of characters, including prominent roles such as Lance Slashblade in Pixar’s award winning and record breaking Inside Out 2. Furthermore, he leads the popular Yakuza/Like A Dragon series of video games as iconic character and legendary protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. In the anime space, he has played seminal roles such as Enrico Pucci, White Snake, & C-Moon, iconic villains and main antagonists in the renowned anime series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean. His flexibility as an actor extends to colorful and flamboyant roles such as the fan-favorite Madeleine Cookie in the popular mobile game Cookie Run: Kingdom. He has also been involved in many other acclaimed and high-profile projects such as Dan Harmon’s Krapopolis, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, God of War: Ragnarok, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (where he played a performance captured role), Persona 3: Reload, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Detective Pikachu Returns, Pokemon Masters EX, Solo Leveling, Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Arknights, Demon Slayer, Prince of Tennis, and Lupin the 3rd, just to name a few.

Yong is often cited as being easy to work with, good at following directions, and giving compelling reads across a broad spectrum of character types and performances. Having grown up with constant exposure to film, animation, anime, and video games, Yong has a clear understanding of the styles of performances required for different mediums. Add to that his child-like giddiness and enthusiasm for playing inside imaginative sandboxes and telling stories, and Yong is ever thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to fill the shoes of engrosing characters waiting to be brought to life through creative collaboration.