Thirsa van Til was born in Drenthe, The Netherlands, and is a graduate of the ArtEZ University of the Arts. Upon graduation, she received a scholarship to continue her education at the Stella Adler Studio in New York City, after which she returned to The Netherlands to start a career in theater. In 2016, she moved from Amsterdam to New York City. Since then she has appeared in a number of television shows and films such as the American CBS series EVIL, Nickelodeon's Hunter Street, the Dutch remake of the popular Wentworth series Celblok H. and the award-winning short films Consequential Matters and 97%.