Wil Traval

Wil Traval

Traval in August 2016
Born (1980-07-09) 9 July 1980
Victoria, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 2003–present

William "Wil" Traval is an Australian actor, known for his work as Dr. Jack Quade on the Australian hospital drama All Saints and as Will Simpson on the Netflix superhero drama series Jessica Jones.[1][2]

Early life

Traval was born on a strawberry farm near Colac in country Victoria, and is of part Russian descent.[3] 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, but later he decided he would prefer to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Last Days of Connie Hays, TheThe Last Days of Connie Hays Val Short film
2010 Lost Tribe, TheThe Lost Tribe Dace
2013 Five Thirteen Richard
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 White Collar Blue Uniformed cop Season 2, episode 1
2003 White Collar Blue Constable Tom Saunders 2 episodes
2004–08 All Saints Jack Quade Main cast (seasons 7–11)
2004 McLeod's Daughters Dylan Abbott Episode: "Fool for Love"
2004 Jessica Billy Simple Miniseries
2009–11 Rescue: Special Ops Hamish McIntyre 8 episodes
2010 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Joe Dooley Main cast; 13 episodes
2011 Leverage Craig Mattingly Episode: "The Girls' Night Out Job"
2012 Glades, TheThe Glades Neil Gannon Episode: "Islandia"
2012 Dexter Tony Rush Episode: "Sunshine and Frosty Swirl"
2012 Inbetweeners, TheThe Inbetweeners Johnno 2 episodes
2013 Red Widow Irwin Petrov 8 episodes
2013–15 Once Upon a Time Keith / Sheriff of Nottingham 3 episodes
2013 Rizzoli & Isles Jim Blackman Episode: "Somebody's Watching Me"
2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Carlo Derosa Episode: "The Last Ride"
2015–present Jessica Jones Will Simpson Main cast
2016 Arrow Christopher Chance / Human Target Episode: "Human Target"

References

  1. "Exclusive Interview with Jessica Jones' Wil Traval". talknerdywithus.com. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. "Marvel's Wil Traval Discusses "Jessica Jones" Taking Over Netflix". The Hudsucker. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. Traval, Will (15 March 2013). "Twitter: WilTraval : @TiffInHeels I'm part Russian so I had n advantage.". Twitter.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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