Brian Tee (real name Jae-Bum Takata) is an American actor and producer of Japanese descent. He has more than sixty roles in films and TV shows. He is best known for his roles in the films: "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift", "Wolverine: the Immortal", "Jurassic World". And in the series: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Mortal Kombat: Legacy", "Grimm", "Agents of SHIELD", "Hawaii 5.0", "Lucifer", "Doctors of Chicago".
In addition to working in the cinema, Brian is actively involved in sports, loves football since childhood, is fond of martial arts and martial arts. He is fluent in three languages: Japanese, Korean and English.
Brian is better known as an actor in TV series. His creative career began in 2000 with films: "Pretender", "Military Legal Service" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
early years
The boy was born in Japan in the spring of 1977. His father is American and his mother is Korean. The family had nothing to do with creativity, and hardly any of the parents could even think that their son would become a famous actor and star in Hollywood. Brian has an older brother, but his life is not connected with cinema. The young man took the surname Ti as a creative pseudonym when he first got on television.
When the boy was two years old, the family moved from Japan to the United States and settled in California. From childhood, Brian was fond of sports and especially football. During his school years, he even became the captain of the youth team and played with the team in many competitions.
But besides sports, the boy was interested in creativity. In his spare time, he took part in theatrical performances and studied music. By the end of school, he had a choice: to continue to engage in professional sports or devote himself to creativity. And Brian chose the second path. Some time after graduation, he entered the University of Berkeley at the Department of Dramatic Art.
Brian started working early to help his family, which had a fairly modest income. He worked for a long time as a pizza delivery man, and then as a waiter in a pizzeria. But the desire to become an actor did not leave the young man, and he began to look for an opportunity to try his hand at cinema.
Film career
Brian's Asian appearance, good athletic performance and acting talent soon attracted the attention of directors. And he got his first role in the series "Pretender", and then in several more television projects. Basically, all the first roles of the actor were episodic, but this did not prevent Brian from honing his acting skills and hoping that sooner or later he would be lucky.
In 2002, he received a small role in the famous film "We Were Soldiers" by R. Wallace, starring Mel Gibson. Brian played the role of Jimmy Nakayami. The next film for T was the action comedy "Austin Powers: Goldmember".
Brian landed one of his most famous roles four years later when he starred in the third installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. He portrayed the star of street racing and the antagonist of the protagonist Takashi / DiKay.
Brian Tee is a highly sought after actor on television. He has a large number of roles in popular television series: Bones, Grimm, Grey's Anatomy, Lie to Me, Chicago Police, Chicago Doctors, Legends, Lucifer, Zoo Apocalypse.
Among the roles in the big cinema can be noted the paintings: "We Were Soldiers", "Wolverine: the Immortal", "Jurassic World", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2", "Mortal Kombat: Legacy", "Wedding Palace", "Beautiful".
Personal life
Brian does not like to talk about his personal life. He is married to actress Mirelli Taylor, known for films: Las Vegas, Lost, Special Forces, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation New York.
In 2015, the couple had a daughter, whom they officially named Madeleine Skyler, but their friends and relatives were told that they themselves would call her Briley. They came up with this name by putting their names together: Brian and Mirelli.
