Roman Zhurbin was born in Moscow, Russia and came to the United States at 13. In 2003, he attended American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive Program and was asked to join ABT’s Studio Company.

Zhurbin joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in April 2004 and became a member of the corps de ballet in April 2005. His roles with the Company include the Pasha in Le Corsaire, a leading role in Dark Elegies, the Duke in Giselle, Monsieur GM in Manon, Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker, the Moor and the Chief Coachman in Petrouchka, Lord Capulet and Lord Montague in Romeo and Juliet and the Spanish Dance in Swan Lake.