Tim Draxl (born 8 October 1981) is an Australian actor and singer, known for his role as Doctor Henry Fox in
''A Place to Call Home''.
Early life
Draxl was born in Sydney and grew up in
Jindabyne
Jindabyne () is a town in south-east New South Wales, Australia that overlooks Lake Jindabyne near the Snowy Mountains, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is a popular holiday destination year round, especially in winter. This is due to its ...
where his family was in the ski industry. He also spent winters in Austria. He attended high school at the McDonald College of Performing Arts. Draxl is openly gay.
Career
Draxl's film roles include ''
Swimming Upstream
''Swimming Upstream'' is a 2003 Australian biographical drama film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton (Spencer) from childhood to adul ...
'' (2003), ''
In My Sleep
''In My Sleep'' is a 2010 suspense thriller film written, directed and produced by film director Allen Wolf. It stars Philip Winchester, Lacey Chabert, Tim Draxl, Abigail Spencer and Kelly Overton. It also features Kirsten Vangsness from Cr ...
'' (2010) and ''
A Few Best Men
''A Few Best Men'' is a 2011 comedy film written by Dean Craig and directed by Stephan Elliott. The film stars Xavier Samuel as a young groom heading to the Australian Blue Mountains with his three best men for his wedding. A sequel, '' A Few ...
'' (2011). He was nominated for a
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor
Logie may refer to:
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* Logie, Dundee, a residential area in the City of Dundee
* Logie, Fife, a village and parish of east Fife
* Logie Coldstone, an Aberdeenshire village north of the River Dee
People By surname
* George Logie ...
in 2004 for the ABC miniseries ''The Shark Net''. Other television roles include in ''
Supernova'',
''Tangle'',
''Serangoon Road'', ''
Mrs Biggs
''Mrs Biggs'' is a 2012 British television series based on the true story of the wife of the Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs. The series covers Mrs Charmian Biggs' journey from naïve young woman to Biggs' wife and the mother of three young son ...
'', ''
Molly
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* ''Poecilia'', a genus of fishes
** ''Poecilia sphenops'', a fish species
* A female mule (horse–donkey hybrid)
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'' and ''A Place to Call Home''.
Draxl has been referred to as "easily our
ustralia'sbest cabaret artist" His performance ''Tim Draxl in Concert'' was nominated for a
Helpmann Award
The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001.
The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...
for Best Live Music Presentation in 2002.
Filmography
Films
TV
Discography
Albums
Awards
Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the
Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, that where established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were l ...
), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016.
(wins only)
, -
, 1998
, Tim Draxl
, Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement Award
,
, -
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Australian male television actors
Australian male film actors
Australian gay actors
Male actors from Sydney