Brian is a Chinese-American actor who was born in Columbus, Ohio, raised in the Bay Area, California, and currently lives in New York City. While at school at UC Berkeley, he fell into acting by taking a Dramatic Arts course for fun and he’s never stopped since.
Brian has had parts on General Hospital and VIP with Pamela Anderson on television and has done commercials that have aired worldwide for HSBC, Buick, The Wall Street Journal, and Microsoft. On screen, he was perhaps best known for his role as “Little Yu” in Alice Wu’s 2005 Sundance hit “Saving Face” where he was Joan Chen’s younger secret love. At the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, Brian’s short film “Red Shoes”, directed by Singaporean director Li-Anne Huang, made its premiere.
Brian has a recurring role on Hawaii Five-0.