Travis is a Wongutha man based on Peramangk country in the Adelaide Hills.

From 2019 – 2022 Travis was mentored in screenwriting by Hollywood credited writer, Steph Lady and selected for AFTRS 2019 State Talent Camp and AFTRS 2020 National Talent Camp. He was a finalist for Screen Australia's Writer’s Incubator while completing several other programs and was a finalist in the AACTA Regional Landscapes competition.

He was awarded a place in Australians in Film Untapped Initiative and was accepted into South Australia Film Corporation's prestigious Film Lab 2 program and awarded Documentary Australia’s Centralized Fellowship. Travis also completed an SAFC supported Directors Attachment on feature film THE RED, starring Aaron Pederson and Sci-Fi Icon Michael Biehn.

He wrote and sold the feature screenplays, THE HOLY LANCE and SPITHOOD and has optioned three screenplays in CYCLONE, OUTKASTE and GUARD POSITION and has market interest on BLACK’S LANDING.

In 2023 Travis directed and produced the documentary, ESKATOLOGY: BEING ME, produced the documentary TRUTH-TELLING: APOLOGY DAY 2023 and wrote, directed, and co-produced the short film TAMBO, which premiered at SXSW Sydney 2023, and has played at Adelaide film Festival, and was recently awarded funds to produce and direct his black comedy short, THE MYSTERIOUS MAIDEN OF MONTEFIORES.

Travis has written for producers in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the USA, including Victoria Hill, producer of Paul Schrader’s Oscar nominated First Reformed.