[2] Yang was also raised in the Bay Area, attending University of California Berkeley where he studied biology and dramatic arts.
In addition to playing Charlie Fong on Hawaii Five-0, Yang has also starred in films such as The Man with the Iron Fists as Hyena,[5] Quentin Lee's The People I've Slept With as Jefferson (Archie Kao)'s right-hand man (and was also an Executive Producer of the film),[6][7] Alice Wu's Saving Face as Little Yu,[8] Joan Chen's love interest, Michael Kang's West 32nd as Jahnkeh,[9] and in the upcoming film, Someone I Used to Know, directed by Nadine Truong and written by West Liang, which he also produced.
[13] Yang also served as an Executive Producer on Kit Hui's 2010 film, Fog, set during the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with China.
As someone who has been involved in the media industry for over 10 years, Brian Yang is recognized for his perseverance and his work in Hawaii Five-O and Linsanity.
[16] Yang produced with his 408 Films the drama Snakehead, directed and written by Evan Jackson Leong, and which initially was to star Lucy Liu (but now Shuya Chang) in a story about the underworld of human smuggling that takes place on the streets of New York City's Chinatown.