A 1999 graduate of the W.A. Academy of Performing Arts, Bryan has collaborated with live performance makers across Australia and internationally. In 2008, he undertook a series of residencies in India, researching traditional puppetry and developing new work.

Between 2009 and 2019, Woltjen was based in London, designing sets, puppetry, and costumes across the U.K. and Europe. He is a three-time recipient of the Performing Arts W.A. award for Outstanding Set Design, most recently for his 2024 set design for Same Time Next Week for The Blue Room Theatre, Nick Pages-Oliver, and Scott McArdle.

Woltjen lectures and facilitates Set & Costume Design training at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and currently serves on the steering committee for ScenoLab, a national body representing scenographers. He also co-ordinates South Side Life Drawing, a life-drawing community in Walyalup (Freo).

His recent work includes Never Have I Ever for Black Swan Theatre Company, Reasons to Stay Inside for Barking Gecko Arts and Same Time Next Week for The Blue Room, Nick Pages-Oliver and Scott McArdle.