Brian Thomas Burrell

Biography

Brian Thomas Burrell, known in Chinese as Bu Wei Jie, is an American actor based in Hong Kong. He was born on March 23, 1972, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and grew up there. He graduated from West Jordan High School in 1990. He served as a missionary in Boston between the ages of 19 and 21, working as a court translator for Cambodian refugees. He returned to Utah and completed his university studies at the University of Utah in 1999, majoring in Chinese language, Chinese literature, and Asian studies. He first came to Hong Kong in 1995 to teach English and settled there permanently in 1999. He began working in the IT field in 2001 before transitioning to acting as an extra and becoming a professional actor in 2003. He joined TVB as a contracted actor in 2007 after being introduced to the station by Ho Kwok Wing, and became known for his role as "Wei Yi" in the drama "Best Selling Secrets." He left TVB in 2018 after his contract expired and now focuses on short video content.