He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theater from Syracuse University,[1] where he participated in many productions including Piñata, Three Sisters and True West.

[4] The actor joined the cast of As the World Turns in March 2007 and attended the GLAAD Media Awards with co-stars Van Hansis and Jennifer Landon two months before he even aired.

"[7] Prior to joining the cast of As the World Turns, he appeared in a national television ad campaign for Gillette Fusion Power.

With Luke Snyder (played by Van Hansis), Silbermann's character was part of a pairing hailed as the first gay male soap opera supercouple despite controversy about their storyline.

On April 29, 2012, he appeared in an episode of The Good Wife, "Affairs of State" as Jared Buck, a college wrestler whose ex-girlfriend has been raped.