[3] Landing a role in Interns in 2011, a top-rated Russian medical sitcom, raised Biron's profile substantially and he has spoken about being recognised in nightclubs and avoiding "celebrity events" as a result.
[10] His character on Interns was raised by two gay fathers,[1] though the treatment of the issue of sexuality on the show has been described as reinforcing the Soviet idea that homosexuality is a product of Western moral decay, rather than being used to promote more liberal values.
[3][12] As a result, he came out in an interview with New York magazine in early 2015,[3][1] to mixed reactions,[13] reported in the Russian press accompanied by mentions of Okhlobystin's remarks.
[1] He returned later without any apparent negative effect on his career,[1] though his friendship with Okhlobystin had become untenable after the former priest's reaction describing him as a "pervert" and a "sodomite".
[4] In an interview with Minnesota's Star Tribune in May 2015, however, he mentioned that he was back in the United States permanently and, as well as acting, was pursuing a Le Cordon Bleu culinary degree.