Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Kirill moved to New York City at an early age. Growing up in New York gave Kirill immense exposure to and a passion for the arts. While attaining his B.A. in History at the University of Arizona, Kirill was given his first experience acting and has been hooked ever since. Upon completion of his B.A., Kirill moved back to New York and began working on his B.F.A. in Acting at Brooklyn College. During this time he had the great fortune of working with many diverse theatre companies all over New York City.

Soon after, Kirill went on to complete his M.F.A. in Acting at Michigan State University.

Throughout this time Kirill has kept his devotion to physical fitness. Other than training himself and competing in his first power lifting contest, Kirill has also spent many years working with the Miss Universe Organization as the personal trainer to the reigning pageant winners.

Kirill currently resides in Atlanta where he works as n actor and is part of the Theatre Faculty at Clayton State University.