Growing up in the Midwest, Brian spent more than a decade as a
competitive gymnast. In the course of his martial arts studies, Brian
met up with John Hicks Pearce of the Chicago Stunt Team, who gave him
his start on his career in stunt work.
Brian is the director and co-founder of Asylum Stunts in Chicago. The
company was originally developed with the needs of non-equity projects
in mind, so that smaller shops and productions could have access to
professional-quality stunt performers and training. Asylum has since
expanded to music videos, motion capture, and almost any venture where
stunt performers or effects can be used. In addition, the company runs
a gym where both aspiring and experienced stunt performers train, and
often use it to train actors who performing their own stunts and to
rehearse scenes and audition performers.