Kyriakos was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1976 to Greek - Australian parents. He moved to Australia 1994 and has been working with local and international media ever since. Kyriakos first joined the Australian Public Broadcaster SBS in 2002 and since then he has worked cross platform on SBS News, SBS Radio and SBS Online. He currently Presents the Greek Program and video content for SBS Online platforms.

Kyriakos is a polymath. He has studied Music and Violin at the State Conservatorium of Northern Greece, International and Culture studies at the University of Adelaide (BIntSt), Modern Greek at the University of Sydney. He completed his postgraduate studies at RMIT University in Law (Juris Doctor) - and Business Administration (MBA exec). He is an Australian lawyer, NAATI accredited interpreter and has completed Journalism seminars at AFTRS.

Kyriakos has been awarded the "Greek News Prize" from the University of Adelaide