Anton Iakovlev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia (1992-2000) in the class of Boris Bregvadze and earned a BFA.

He has danced professionally for the St. Petersburg Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia, New York Theatre Ballet NY, NY, Oklahoma City Ballet, as principal dancer for Ballet Theatre of Maryland, as a solist dancer for Connecticut Ballet, Columbia City Ballet, and Theatre Vanemuine Ballet in Tartu, Estonia.