Lau had previously portrayed the role of Greg Nelson on the ABC soap opera All My Children from 1981 to 1986[2] and again in 2008,[3] alongside Kim Delaney.

He also had roles on NBC's Another World as Dr. Jamie Frame from 1986 to 1990 and ABC's One Life to Live as Sam Rappaport from 2001 to 2003, taking over for actor Kale Browne.

[2] Lau has also appeared on stage productions such as Arrivals, Spine, The Exonerated, The Goat, Becky's New Car, Scituate,[4] God of Carnage,[5] and Psycho Therapy.

[9] Brian told everyone that he was mugged but his secret came out after Luke's friend Jade Taylor revealed the truth to Lucinda, destroying the marriage.

Brian's admission may have ended his marriage to Lucinda, but they became good friends and he soon left town before returning briefly to support Luke's charity.

The show's decision to introduce the character of Brian came with disapproval because it depicted a man who used a dying woman to get close to her gay grandson.

Lucinda's portrayer Elizabeth Hubbard praised Lau's performances but criticized the storyline in an interview with TV Guide columnist Michael Logan saying, "How do you come out of a mastectomy and ask some guy you barely know to marry you?