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 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 (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" 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.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2003Swimming UpstreamJohn Fingleton2004Right Here Right NowEd2006The DealDan(Short)2008Red CanyonDevon2010UndocumentedWilliamIn My SleepJustinIvoryAndreas2011A Few Best MenLuke2018Guardians of the TombAndrew2022BlacklightDrew Hawthorne
TV Year Title Role Notes2003The Shark Net(TV Mini-series)2005Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty PleasureJoe(TV Movie)2005–06SupernovaProf. Mike French(TV Series), 12 episodes2006HeadlandKieran Bale(TV Series), 9 episodes2010TangleConrad Doyle(TV Series), 4 episodesDay One(TV Movie)2011CrowniesRob Santangelo(TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #1.10"2012Mrs BiggsCraig(TV Mini-Series), 2 episodes: "Episode #1.4" and "Episode #1.5"Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesSimon Abrahams(TV Series), 1 episode: "Raisins and Almonds"2013Serangoon RoadStuart Anderson(TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #1.8"2015–18A Place to Call HomeDr. Henry Fox(TV Series), 40 episodes2016MollyKarl(TV Mini-Series), 1 episode: "Episode #1.2"2019Reef BreakThomas Freeman(TV Series), 1 episode: "Blue Skies"2020The NewsreaderAdam Lyndell(TV Series) 2 episodes2022Summer LoveLuke1 episode2023In Our BloodDavid Westford4 episodes2023Last King of the CrossDetective Donnolly1 episode2023Erotic StoriesJet1 episode (Bound)
Discography Albums + List of albums, with Australian chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS Ordinary Miracles Released: April 1999 Label: Columbia (494292.2) 63 Insongniac Released: 2001 Label: Columbia (50130720004) - Live at the Supper Club Released: March 2010 Label: Your Management International (YMI200) Notes: Recorded at the Supper Club, Sydney in August 1999 -My Funny Valentine Released: 2012 Label: Fanfare Records (FANFARE088) -
Theatre credits Only Heaven Knows (as Cliff), 2017 Hayes Theatre, Sydney Jagged Little Pill (as Steve), 2022 Theatre Royal, Sydney Sunset Boulevard (as Joe Gillis), 2024 Princess Theatre, Melbourne and Sydney Opera House The Glass Menagerie (as Tom Wingfield), 2026 Southbank Theatre, Melbournehttps://theconversation.com/a-new-experimental-the-glass-menagerie-marks-a-bold-turn-for-australian-theatre-282583
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. (wins only) |- | 1998 | Tim Draxl | Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement Award
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