Brian Thomas Burrell (, born March 23, 1972) is an
American–Hong Kong actor best known for his roles in
Cantonese
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television productions in
Hong Kong
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. Burrell is also one of the few non-Chinese actors in Hong Kong broadcaster
TVB's artiste profiles over the years.
Early life
Burrell was born in
Salt Lake City
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,
Utah
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of
French ancestry, and graduated from the
University of Utah
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with a degree in Chinese Literature and Asian Studies in 1999.
Burrell first went to Hong Kong in 1995 to teach
English
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, and permanently left the US for Hong Kong in 1999.
He can also speak with different accents and read in Cantonese,
Mandarin and
Cambodia
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n.
Acting career
Brian began his acting career in 2001, when he took a minor role on TVB's ''A Case of Misadventure'' ().
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.
He was introduced to television acting by another European-looking actor in Hong Kong:
Gregory Charles Rivers
Gregory Charles Rivers (; born 30 April 1965) is an Australian–Hong Kong actor.
Biography
Rivers hails from Gympie, Queensland, and attended medical school at University of New South Wales, where he was friends with students from Hong Kong ...
. Since entering TVB, Burrell has acted in many different television series.
As one of the few non-Chinese actors regularly appearing in Hong Kong TV, Brian was featured in an in-depth interview and feature story 'Hello Neighbour' in the October 2007 issue of
''Muse''.
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.
External links
*
Official Page on alivenotdead
References
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1972 births
American emigrants to Hong Kong
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Salt Lake City
Hong Kong male television actors
Hong Kong people of American descent
TVB actors
21st-century Hong Kong male actors
University of Utah alumni
American people of French descent