Brandon grew up in Canada, and when he was 12, moved to Hong Kong to finish his education. The second of three children, he has an older brother Keven, and a younger sister, Vivian. From early on, Brandon had ambitions to be famous, and when he was 16, by appearing on a 7-11 posters throughout Hong Kong. After that he appeared in several TV ads, like Nokia. His big break was when he was selected to be in a Chinese TV series, Y2K, for teenagers.