Background
He was born in Belgium, but grew up near Farnham, Surrey, where he attended Frensham Heights School, at the same time as fellow actors Hattie Morahan, Tobias Menzies and Jim Sturgess.
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Travis Oliver
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University College London.
Career
He is possibly best known for his role as Oliver Ryan in the Independent Television series Football players" Wives: Extra Time between 2005 and 2006. He"s also made appearances in British Broadcasting Corporation"s Doctor Who (2007) and the film Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009). However, it wasn"t until after gaining a degree in Economics from University College London that he began to pursue acting, training at Drama Studio London.
His first television role was as Jake McQueen in the British Broadcasting Corporation series Doctors.
He has since gone on to appear in programmes such as Holby City, Football players" Wives: Extra Time, the British Broadcasting Corporation"s 2004 adaptation of North & South, and the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock" as Milo. At the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he played the title character in the Fringe First nominated one-man show, Diamond Johnny Ray, by Cathianne Hall.
2009 saw his first appearance in a major feature film, playing the American actor John Hoyt in Maine and Orson Welles, directed by Richard Linklater.
