Born and raised in Bend, Oregon, Kyle is the oldest of three siblings. Kyle's mother was a social worker and his father a police officer. From childhood his parents encouraged him to pursue what he was passionate about, which was to become an actor or a cop. As a teenager, Kyle wrote and performed stand up comedy and sketches at local clubs and coffee shops, but would go on to become a police officer. He graduated top of his class and served as an instructor at the police academy in addition to his regular duties. While working a graveyard shift, he was asked to help film an arrest scene in an independent film. Having never acted before, he accepted and after spending an hour on set realized acting was what he ultimately wanted to pursue. Six months later he left the police force and moved to Los Angeles.