Tim Draxl
{{short description|Australian actor and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2019}}
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| caption = Tim Draxl in January 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|10|8}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| occupation = Actor
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Tim Draxl (born 8 October 1981){{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tim-draxl|title=Tim Draxl |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=6 February 2021}} 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 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.{{Cite web|url=http://arts.theaureview.com/interviews/tim-draxl-nsw-on-travel-molly-and-his-new-stage-show-once-upon-another-time/|title=Tim Draxl (NSW) on travel, Molly, and his new stage show Once Upon Another Time. – Arts on the AU|website=Arts on the AU review|date=16 February 2016 |language=en-AU|access-date=13 February 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/tim-draxl-shares-his-secret-sydney-20150309-13z528.html|title=Tim Draxl shares his Secret Sydney|last=Elphick|first=Nicole|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=13 February 2017|language=en-US}} Draxl is openly gay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/the-fabulous-tim-draxl/192920#:~:text=Though%20Draxl%20himself%20winces%20at,terms%20with%20his%20own%20sexuality.|title = The f'ab'ulous Tim Draxl|date = 6 March 2020}}
Career
Draxl's film roles include Swimming Upstream (2003), In My Sleep (2010) and A Few Best Men (2011). He was nominated for a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in 2004 for the ABC miniseries The Shark Net. Other television roles include in Supernova, Tangle, Serangoon Road, Mrs Biggs, Molly and A Place to Call Home.
Draxl has been referred to as "easily our [Australia's] best cabaret artist"{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/tim-draxl-review-still-the-best-man-in-australian-cabaret-20160219-gmy6i5.html|title=Tim Draxl review: Still the best man in Australian cabaret|last=Shand|first=John|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=13 February 2017|language=en-US}} His performance Tim Draxl in Concert was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Live Music Presentation in 2002.
Draxl appeared in ABC musical drama In Our Blood.{{cite web | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/03/its-a-part-of-our-history-that-i-embarrassingly-did-not-know-about.html | title="It's a part of our history that I embarrassingly did not know about" | TV Tonight | date=17 March 2023 }}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2003
|John Fingleton | |
| 2004
|Right Here Right Now |Ed | |
| 2006
|The Deal |Dan |(Short) |
| 2008
|Devon | |
| rowspan="3"|2010
|William | |
| In My Sleep
|Justin | |
| Ivory
|Andreas | |
| 2011
|Luke | |
| 2018
|Andrew | |
| 2022
|Drew Hawthorne | |
=TV=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" style="width:20em;" | Notes |
| 2004
|The Shark Net | |(TV Mini-series) |
| 2005
|Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure |Joe |(TV Movie) |
| 2005–2006
|Prof. Mike French |(TV Series), 12 episodes |
| 2006
|Headland |Kieran Bale |(TV Series), 9 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2010
|Conrad Doyle |(TV Series), 4 episodes |
| Day One
| |(TV Movie) |
| 2011
|Rob Santangelo |(TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #1.10" |
| rowspan="2"|2012
|Craig |(TV Mini-Series), 2 episodes: "Episode #1.4" and "Episode #1.5" |
| Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
|Simon Abrahams |(TV Series), 1 episode: "Raisins and Almonds" |
| 2013
|Stuart Anderson |(TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #1.8" |
| 2015–2018
|A Place to Call Home |Dr. Henry Fox |(TV Series), 40 episodes |
| 2016
|Karl |(TV Mini-Series), 1 episode: "Episode #1.2" |
| 2019
|Thomas Freeman |(TV Series), 1 episode: "Blue Skies" |
| 2020
|Adam Lyndell |(TV Series) 2 episodes |
| 2022
|Summer Love |Luke |1 episode |
| 2023
|David Westford |4 episodes |
| 2023
|Detective Donnolly |1 episode |
| 2023
|Erotic Stories{{cite web | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/04/production-begins-on-erotic-stories-for-sbs.html | title=Production begins on Erotic Stories for SBS | TV Tonight | date=27 April 2023 }} |Jet |1 episode (Bound) |
Discography
= Albums =
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|+ List of albums, with Australian chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart |
| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | AUS {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=87}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Ordinary Miracles
|
| 63 |
| scope="row"| Insongniac
|
| - |
| scope="row"| Live at the Supper Club
|
| - |
| scope="row"|My Funny Valentine
|
| - |
Theatre credits
- Jagged Little Pill (as Steve), 2022 Theatre Royal, Sydney
- Sunset Boulevard (as Joe Gillis), 2024 Princess Theatre, Melbourne and Sydney Opera House{{Cite web |last=McLoughlin |first=Sean |date=19 May 2024 |title=Tim Draxl performs Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic 'Sunset Boulevard' before its premiere this week |url=https://www.aussietheatre.com.au/features/tim-draxl-performs-andrew-lloyd-webbers-iconic-sunset-boulevard-before-its-premiere-this-week |access-date=31 July 2024 |website=AussieTheatre.com |language=en-AU}}
Awards
=Mo Awards=
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=16 March 2022}}
{{awards table}} (wins only)
|-
| 1998
| Tim Draxl
| Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement Award
| {{won}}
|-
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name | 1039877}}
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Category:21st-century Australian LGBTQ people
Category:Australian gay actors
Category:Australian male film actors
Category:Australian male stage actors