William Traval is an Australian actor, known for his work as Dr.
Jack Quade on the Australian hospital drama ''
All Saints'' (2004–2008), and as
Will Simpson on the
Netflix
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superhero drama series ''
Jessica Jones
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'' (2015–2018).
Early life
Traval was born on a strawberry farm near
Colac in
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, Australia, and is of part
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
descent. He graduated from high school at the age of 16. His passion for acting began in high school when he and his friends spent their time making short films. He cast himself in many roles including a werewolf and a psychopath. Traval studied Media and Literature at
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria an ...
, but later he decided he would prefer to study at the
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...
(NIDA).
Personal life
Traval married Terasa Livingstone in 2014.
On 17 June 2020, Traval publicly
came out
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Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
as bisexual on his Instagram account.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1980 births
21st-century Australian male actors
Australian male film actors
Australian male soap opera actors
Australian people of Russian descent
Living people
Male actors from Victoria (Australia)
People from Colac, Victoria
LGBT actors from Australia
Bisexual male actors
Bisexual men
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