Briana was born and raised in Orange County, California. She discovered her love for performing at seven years old and continued to perform and work backstage in the annual shows for many years. While in high school, she directed multiple one-acts starring her classmates and learned the fundamentals of crafting a story in the theater. Briana’s acting then carried her to NYU, where she spent her first two years studying with the New Studio on Broadway, an acting-based studio with musical theater elements. Briana then decided to transfer to the Stonestreet TV & Film Studio to study screen acting technique. She filmed over 30 student films and TV scenes, fitting shoots into her busy schedule wherever she could. After only three school years and a short summer session abroad in Greece, Briana graduated from NYU in May 2013. With many years of experience, Briana has found success in almost all worlds of performing. She worked with Andy Samberg in the movie Popstar, costarred on the spinoff of her favorite show growing up, Criminal Minds and has been seen in commercials for Acura, CreditKarma, Hyundai, and Cuff, which was featured on Good Morning America. She’s won multiple awards for Best Actress as a lead in hit indie feature, Occupants. She dived into the deep end of voice acting as lead character Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII Remake. She has an amazing talent agency, Aperture Talent. All the while, Briana felt a calling towards creating her own content to encourage more diversity in storytelling with an emphasis on emotional intelligence and empathy. She created Strange Rebel Gaming on YouTube to mesh her love of performing with her passion for video games. Strange Rebel Gaming has rapidly grown to form a brand with a massive & loyal community following with social media presences on Twitch, Instagram and Twitter.