Born and raised in Darwin, Travis is a saltwater man from Malak Malak, Iwaidja and Torres Strait Island roots. He made his professional acting debut at 14 when he successfully auditioned for roles in the Richard Frankland plays No Way to Forget and Harry’s War alongside Aaron Pedersen, directed by Glen Shea. Travis moved to Sydney in 2006 to study the three-year BFA Acting course at NIDA, of the time Travis says. “It was very fast paced but the experience was worth it.” Travis graduated in 2008 and worked across film, TV and theatre. Most recently he has produced many programs for NITV and was also SBS Indigenous Policy and Stakeholder relations advisor.