Wil Traval

Wil Traval
Cast Member
Biographical Information
Gender:	Male
Birthdate:	July 9, 1980
Birthplace:	Colac, Victoria, Australia
Show Information
Portrays:	Sheriff of Nottingham / Keith / Sheriff of Nottingham (Wish Realm)
Status:	Guest starring
First appearance:	"Lacey"
Latest appearance:	"Murder Most Foul"
Relevant Pages

“

I had an amazing time working with everyone on #OnceUponATime but I gotta say it did feel weird not using a US accent.

”

—Wil Traval ^src

Wil Traval is the Australian actor who portrays the Sheriff of Nottingham, Keith and Sheriff of Nottingham (Wish Realm) on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography

William "Wil" Traval was born on July 9, 1980 in the town of Colac, Victoria and grew up on a nearby farm. He is of partial Russian descent.

His interest towards acting shifted into full gear during high school while he made short horror and thriller films with friends. To hone his craft, Wil studied at National Institute of Dramatic Art in the Performing Arts degree program. After graduation, he was cast in the Australian miniseries Jessica with actor Sam Neill. Subsequently, he took on more roles in Australian dramas with a major character portrayal in the medical series All Saints as Doctor Jack Quade and as a regular cast member on Rescue: Special Ops and Underbelly: The Golden Mile. Slowly, Wil has been breaking into a television career outside of Australia. After completing two guest stars on TNT's con artist drama Leverage and Showtime's serial killer series Dexter, he landed a role on ABC's Red Widow portraying Irwin Petrov, who is the brother of main character Marta Walraven. The series lasted for thirteen episodes as a complete season, but was not renewed as a returning show by ABC. From 2015 to 2018, he starred as Will Simpson in the Netflix series Jessica Jones, based on the eponymous Marvel comics character.

When he isn't working, Traval's hobbies include amateur photography and anime. He also enjoys exploring his passion for cooking, as well as travelling for adventure, and once spent several months travelling solo through South America. Additionally, Wil has a knack for amateur carpentry in restoring old furniture.

Trivia

• Once spent two years training to be a chef.

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Two
"Broken":	"We Are Both":	"Lady of the Lake":	"The Crocodile":	"The Doctor":	"Tallahassee":	"Child of the Moon":	"Into the Deep":	"Queen of Hearts":	"The Cricket Game":	"The Outsider":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"In the Name of the Brother":	"Tiny":	"Manhattan":	"The Queen Is Dead":	"The Miller's Daughter":	"Welcome to Storybrooke":	"Selfless, Brave and True":	"Lacey":	"The Evil Queen":	"Second Star to the Right":	"And Straight On 'Til Morning":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Four
"A Tale of Two Sisters":	"White Out":	"Rocky Road":	"The Apprentice":	"Breaking Glass":	"Family Business":	"The Snow Queen":	"Smash the Mirror":	"Fall":	"Shattered Sight":	"Heroes and Villains":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Darkness on the Edge of Town":	"Unforgiven":	"Enter the Dragon":	"Poor Unfortunate Soul":	"Best Laid Plans":	"Heart of Gold":	"Sympathy for the De Vil":	"Lily":	"Mother":	"Operation Mongoose Part 1":	"Operation Mongoose Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Six
"The Savior":	"A Bitter Draught":	"The Other Shoe":	"Strange Case":	"Street Rats":	"Dark Waters":	"Heartless":	"I'll Be Your Mirror":	"Changelings":	"Wish You Were Here":	"Tougher Than the Rest":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears
"Murder Most Foul":	"Ill-Boding Patterns":	"Page 23":	"A Wondrous Place":	"Mother's Little Helper":	"Awake":	"Where Bluebirds Fly":	"The Black Fairy":	"The Song in Your Heart":	"The Final Battle Part 1":	"The Final Battle Part 2":
Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Absent	Archive	Absent	Absent

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.

External links

• Wil Traval on Internet Movie Database
• Wil Traval on Wikipedia
• @wiltraval (Wil Traval) on Instagram
• @WilTraval (Wil Traval) on X, formerly Twitter