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Travis Jeffery joins Takaya Honda for a raw, funny and deeply honest conversation about acting, ambition, grief, body transformation and what it really means to “make it” in the industry.

Best known for roles in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Unbroken, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gallipoli and more, Travis talks about the dream jobs that shaped him, the pressure of chasing the next thing, and the hard-won lesson that a career cannot be your entire identity.This is a conversation about Hollywood sets, Australian films, grief, resilience, self-worth, physical transformation, motion capture, pottery, and learning how to be a person first and an actor second.What we get into:· Travis’s new film Birthright and why it is such a wild, timely Australian dark comedy. · Working on huge productions including Unbroken, Pirates of the Caribbean and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. · The physical toll of transforming for roles, from losing weight for Unbroken to getting ripped for Birthright. · The healthier training process he discovered later in his career. · Writing and starring in Dusty, and how personal grief became the seed of the short film. · Losing someone young, guilt, numbing, and the self-destructive ways grief can show up. · Why friendship grief is often overlooked. · The “arrival fallacy” and why dream jobs do not magically make you feel complete. · Learning to build a happy life outside acting. · The chaos, joy and strange beauty of motion capture and “Ape School”. · Working with Andy Serkis and learning how to move like a chimpanzee. · Pottery, ambition, burnout, luck, hard work and why Travis still acts.

just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry.Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?

Promotion / Links

See Travis Jeffery in Birthright Travis’s new Australian dark comedy Birthright is in cinemas from May 21. Find screening details, tickets and Q&A event information here: https://www.madman.com.au/birthright/

Watch the Birthright trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npmgvgOJeSE

Watch Travis Jeffery’s short film Dusty Written and created by Travis Jeffery, Dusty explores grief, guilt and the messy, self-destructive ways we sometimes cope with loss. As mentioned in the episode, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFKK1vkdZlI

Visit the official Dusty website More information on the film, cast, crew and its festival run: https://dustyfilm.com.au/

Watch the Before Dawn trailer Travis also appears in the Australian war film Before Dawn, which comes up in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ibQNR11tE

Follow Travis Jeffery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travjeffery/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/travjeffery

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