George is one of few accomplished Mandarin-speaking Caucasian actors, having over 20 credits in Chinese TV and film, many of which are starring roles. His starring role in Hunan TV's biopic about American journalist Edgar Snow, "Red Star over China," was the largest role ever for a non-Asian actor on Chinese TV, and it was one of only two times that a Caucasian actor in a starring TV role and speaking Mandarin was not dubbed.George grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, the son of a Cuban immigrant mother and West Point graduate father. He entered China for the first time in 2007 after living in India for 6 months and graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Religious Studies.A self-taught Chinese student, he has moved back and forth between the US and China since 2007. In 2009, he began studying acting in training centers in Chicago while working steadily in independent films and plays. In 2014, he began working full-time in prime-time Chinese TV shows and films.