Born in Manila, Philippines, Bryan Callen made his television debut as a series regular on 疯狂电视 (1995) and the HBO prison series Oz (1997). He was recently seen as 柯尔斯蒂·艾利's wisecracking assistant on Showtime's comedy series Fat Actress (2005). Callen has appeared on several television series including Sex and the City (1998), 7th Heaven (1996), Stacked (2005), The King of Queens (1998), Las Vegas (2003), Significant Others (1998), 白宫风云 (1999), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), NYPD Blue (1993), Suddenly Susan (1996), Frasier (1993) and NewsRadio (1995), among others. In addition, Callen has appeared in such feature films as 圣诞坏公公 (2003) and 单身男子俱乐部 (2003) and has performed stand up comedy on several TV shows including 大卫·莱特曼深夜秀 (1982).
Ethnic background is Irish, Italian, and American Indian.
Lived overseas until fourteen years of age in various countries including: Philippines, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Greece and Saudi Arabia because his father was a banker.
Graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon High School in 1985.