Kirill Käro
Biography
Kirill Valerievich Käro (Russian: Кири́лл Вале́рьевич Кя́ро; born 24 February 1975) is an Estonian-Russian actor. He is best known for playing the lead character in 32 episodes of The Sniffer (2013–2017), as George Safronov in 16 episodes of the Netflix sci-fi series Better than Us (2019), and as Sergey in the thriller series To the Lake (2020). Kirill Käro was born in Tallinn, Estonia. His father was a sea captain of mixed Estonian-Russian descent, and his Russian mother was a teacher. His first cousin, once removed, is actor Volli Käro. After graduating from secondary school at Lasnamäe in 1992, Käro entered a five-year acting course at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in Moscow. Following graduation in 1997, he continued to work at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute under the mentorship of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Käro returned to Tallinn in 1999, acting at the Russian Theatre for five years, before going back to Moscow to the Praktika Theatre in 2004. Käro's career in film and television began in 2008 with various small parts. In 2013, he landed the leading role in The Sniffer, for which he won the Association of Film and TV Producers award in the category Best Actor. In 2019, he played the main role of George Safronov in sixteen episodes of the Netflix Russian android thriller series Better than Us. In 2020, Käro starred as Sergey in the lead role of the Russian television series To the Lake. The show was acquired by Netflix and broadcast in October 2020.
Known For
Silver Spoon
2014
To the Lake
2019
Better Than Us
2018
Zhurov
2009
The Sniffer
2013
Cynics
2025
Passengers
2020
Passengers
2020
Глухарь
2008
Infidelities
2015
Научи меня жить
2016
Yug
2024
Filmography
Silver Spoon
as Берт · 2014
To the Lake
as Sergey · 2019
Better Than Us
as Georgy Safronov · 2018
Zhurov
as Kostya · 2009
The Sniffer
as детектив-консультант · 2013
Cynics
as Глеб Терехов · 2025
Passengers
· 2020
Passengers
as Andrey · 2020
Глухарь
as Gena Kruglov - narkoman · 2008
Infidelities
as Кирилл · 2015
Научи меня жить
· 2016
Yug
as папа 5 · 2024
The Black Countess
· 2026
Berlin Heat
· 2025
Теория невероятностей
· 2026
MosGaz. Delo N11: Raffle
as Хасанов · 2025
«Lucky»
as Арье · 2021
The Fencer
as Aleksey · 2015
Natali and Aleksandr
as Коршунов · 2025
Hypnosis
as отец Григорий · 2025
Insomnia
· 2021
Chelyuskin. First
as Отто Юльевич Шмидт · 2025
How to Tame a Fox
· 2025
Выхожу тебя искать
as Григорий Тришин · 2010
Консультант
as Вячеслав Александрович Широков — консультант-психолог, кандидат наук · 2017
Three Days of Lieutenant Kravtsov
as Ruytel · 2012
Живой
as Олег Сорокин (журналист) · 2018
Diagnosis is «Lucky»
as Антон · 2023
Pavel. The First and the Last
· 2025
Frontier
as врач Лаврусенко · 2018
8 Ways to Love
· 2021
Social Network
· 2023
Dear Willie
as Вилли Брандт · 2025
Constantinople
as Бородаевский · 2025
Gloss
as отец Анны · 2023
Gum
· 2024
Abnormal
· 2024
God Complex
as Alexey · 2023
We Are from the Future 2
· 2010
In Search of Andrei Rublev
as Andrei Rublev · 2025
Summer Will Come
· 2025
Sex, Coffee, Cigarettes
as Waiter (segment The Constant) · 2014
Ask Martha
· 2022
Who's There?
· 2022
Casino
as Chebotin
Scarecrow
as Anya's father · 2026
Cerberus
· 2023
Young and the Strong Will Survive
· 2020
Syndrome
as Кирилл · 2023
Liters 2.0
· 2020
Right to Freedom
· 2022
The Idiot
· 2005
Расплата
· 2019
Жизнь после смерти
as father · 2026
V Centuria. Searching For a Charmed Treasure
as Yan Vilis · 2010
Unreachable
· 2021
Motherland
as Хофман · 2015
Maestro
· 2025
Тайна Егора, или Необыкновенные приключения обыкновенным летом
as Леонид, квартирант Алевтины Петровны, рыбак · 2013
It Happens to People
· 2023
Rat Trap
as Pjotr · 2011
Ivan's Happiness
· 2021
Something Positive
· 2025
Redemption
· 2025
Valery Kharlamov. Additional time
· 2007
Jester's Night: Seriously Off Nut
· 2020
Vongozero: The Outbreak
as Sergey · 2019
Nina
as Boris · 2023
Live
· 2023
Love and Monsters
· 2021
Star
· 2014
Neuro
· 2022
Additional Lesson
as Ilya Nesterov · 2022
Call Me Blackbird
· 2020
Summer To Remember
as Scientist · 2024
Побег из Москвабада
· 2015
Dad the Terrible
as Nikita · 2022
Distance
as Him · 2005
A Late Summer's Night
as Tom · 2011
All That Jam
as Fedka sosed · 2016
Passing Through
· 2016
Green Cats
as Kirill · 2017
Like Father, Like Son
as le chauffeur routier · 2022
Формат бабочки
· 2019
Truth
· 2024
Man and Woman
· 2025
Detector
· 2023
Insignificant Details of the Accidental Episode
as He · 2011
Both are Two
· 2024
Boris Godunov
as Kurbskiy · 2011
Sunflower
· 2021
Rag Union
as policeman · 2016
Help Gone Mad
as grandson · 2009
The Afghan Caravan
· 2011
The Man From the Nowhere
as Алексей · 2010
Бесприданница
· 2011
Red Mercury
as Sämm · 2010
Layer
· 2022
Legs - Atavism
as Norvegov · 2012
The Voice of The Sea
as Иван · 2018
Dove
as Volodka Hippie · 2009