Bio
Tim Pocock is an Australian singer and actor best known for his starring role as Ethan Karamakov in the teen drama television series Dance Academy, from 2010-2012.
He also had a starring role as Robbie Matthews, the head of activities, in the comedy-drama television series Camp, in 2013.
Pocock had his first professional engagement as a performer at the young age of 10, when he was cast in The Sound of Music.
An avid singer, he was then offered a principal role in the Australian Opera Company's 1995 production of The Magic Flute and spent the next five years working with Opera Australia, performing over 100 times at the Sydney Opera House in 12 productions, including Neil Armfield's Billy Budd and Baz Lurhmann's A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as Carmen, Tosca, Macbeth and a reprisal of his role in The Magic Flute for its 1999 season.
With those and other independent theatre credits to his name, Pocock then turned his attention to acting on screen after studying at the National Institute of the Dramatic Arts and Sydney Film School.
Soon after completing these courses, Pocock was awarded the coveted role of Cyclops in the blockbuster film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, directed by Gavin Hood. His other film credits include lead roles in Lemon Tree Passage and Forbidden Ground.
For television, Pocock had a series regular role in the Australian series Dance Academy in 2009 and reprised the role in 2011 for the second season. Pocock also wrote and performed an original composition for Dance Academy 2 entitled Betrayal.
Other television credits include lead guest roles in Home and Away for Seven Network and Cops LAC for Nine Network.