His father is Taiwanese, of Shanghainese Chinese descent. His mother is Malaysian, of Peranakan Chinese descent, from George Town.
He was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, during his early years. He later returned to Taiwan to model.
Was a competitive basketball player when he was younger.
He was the first male Asian model to be signed by Louis Vuitton for their spring/summer 2011 campaign.