Darbo was born in France, and moved to Beijing, China at a young age, where he would live for a decade before residing in the US.
His acting career began at 6 when he and his family were approached by a casting agent in a shopping mall.
[3][4] His feature film debut was in Kung Fu Man, starring alongside Tiger Chen and produced by Keanu Reeves.
In 2015, Darbo was cast in Defenders of Life and won the silver medal for Best Actor Under 18 at the Global Independent Film Awards.
[5] In 2017, Darbo appeared alongside Sawyer Barth in And Then I Go as the lead role of Edwin.