[1] The eldest of four brothers,[2] Young was born on Leap Day 1980 in London, England to a Malaysian Chinese father and Greek Cypriot mother.

In 2011, Young hosted Million Dollar Money Drop: Singapore Edition which premiered on National Day on MediaCorp Channel 5.

[14] The book shares their occasionally conflicting stories on how they met, as well as their fifty-day journey through Texas, Argentina, and their wedding in Antarctica.

[15][16] In 2018, Young wrote, directed, and starred alongside his wife Janet Hsieh in a short film on autism titled Home.

[19] In 2019, Young joined James Wan's film Malignant as the male lead, Detective Kekoa Shaw.

[22] In 2020, Young and Janet Hsieh released an educational podcast titled "Jolly Good Kangaroo", that focuses on children's storytelling in British and American English.