Galen Drever grew up in Tiburon which is about 20 minutes north of San Francisco and is one of seven children. His father is California real estate mogul Maxwell Drever

After graduating from boarding school in upstate New York he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film. While studying at a Hollywood conservatory he was introduced to his first modelling agency and soon travelled to Milan, Paris and eventually New York, where he was based for several years. Galen eventually decided to move back to LA to pursue his dream He debuted in eCupid. (2011)