Todd Lien was born in Taiwan and started to pursue a career in medicine studying at the University of Washington. Beginning in 2014, Todd began following his passion for acting attending New York Film Academy graduating with an MFA degree in Acting for Film. He appeared in numerous theater productions including Love Boat (2016), Song of the Fall (2017), Happy Father's Day Musical (2018). His film credits include Straight A (2016), The Choice (2017), the feature film The Rescue (2020) and iBOT (2018) on IQIYI, and the TV miniseries Bob's New Roommates (2017).