Burrell is also one of the few non-Chinese actors in Hong Kong broadcaster TVB's artiste profiles over the years.
[1][2] Brian was born in Salt Lake City, Utah of British and French ancestry,[3] whose family was among the earliest pilgrims.
Brian began his acting career in 2001, when he took a minor role on TVB's A Case of Misadventure (Chinese: 騎呢大狀).
[2] Brian eventually gave up his job in the information technology sector to become an actor, and was later signed on by TVB as an artiste.
[5] Since entering TVB, he has acted in many different television series, participated in a number of advertisements, and been an emcee and guest for a lot of variety shows and company events.