[citation needed] Jarvis grew up in Rockhampton, Queensland and was interested in film technology and the entertainment industry.

When Jarvis was in year 7, he and his friends recorded their own shows on cassette tapes and then give them to classmates.

In the 1990s Jarvis moved to the Gold Coast where he attended Griffith University where he studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree.

In 2006 he received his first major hosting role as Curio for the Channel 9 children's show The Shak.

He then went on to be in many other television programs such as Lab Rats Challenge, Hole In The Wall and Pyramid.