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Australian actor
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(Victoria)
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Biography
Introduction
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.
Early life
Traval was born on a strawberry farm near Colac in Victoria, and is of part Russian 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, but later he decided he would prefer to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
Filmography
| 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 |
| 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" |