His current starring role as Will Sampson on the Netflix superhero drama series “Jessica Jones” has now brought him well- earned recognition here in the United States.
According to Traval, he got the acting bug as far back as his high school days.
“I went to college for literature and then switched my major to performing arts Acting is my passion that is what keeps me happy and fulfilled.”
Travel commented on his Will Sampson role:
”I do love a good story and, ’tongue-in-cheek’ so to speak, I really enjoy having a role where I get to beat up super heroes. I wouldn’t have been able to imagine such a role 10 years ago.”
Traval said he found his role in the new series through an agency. followed by an audition in Los Angeles. Once cast, as research for his role, he contacted members of the police department, spending some time with those officers, as well as with individuals in the military. He felt the lived stories of these professional were powerful and often, also horrific, providing him some valuable background for his work on the Netflix series.
On the personal side, Traval came to the United Stated for the first time at the end of 2010 for a job which did not work out. While here, he met an “amazing woman” named Terasa Livingston and they fell in love. After a brief return to Australia, he decided to come back to her. Travel and Livingstone were married in 2014.
Creative Credits
- Written by
- Mandana Azimi
- Written by
- Jane Bokun
- Photography
- Alissa Pagels
- Retouching
- Brianna Kish
- Grooming
- Paula Heckenast
- Styling
- Rachel Jimenez
