William Traval is an Australian actor, known for his work as Dr. Jack Quade on the Australian hospital drama All Saints (2004–2008), and as Will Simpson on the Netflix superhero drama series Jessica Jones (2015–2018).

[1][2] Traval was born on a strawberry farm near Colac in Victoria, Australia, and is of part Russian descent.

His passion for acting began in high school when he and his friends spent their time making short films.

Traval studied Media and Literature at La Trobe University, but later he decided he would prefer to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

[citation needed] Traval married Terasa Livingstone in 2014.