Travis Nash | |||||||||||||||||
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Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Nic Testoni | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1995–99 | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 10 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | 11 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | John Holmes | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Boat worker Foster father |
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Home | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
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Father | Jack Nash |
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Brothers | Joel Nash |
Half-brothers | David Andrews |
Half-sisters | Claire Andrews |
Wife | Rebecca Fisher (1997–) |
Nephews | Tom Nash |
Nieces | Gypsy Nash |
Other relatives | Lily Smith |
Travis David Nash is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by actor Nic Testoni. He made his first on screen appearance on 10 April 1995 and departed on 11 August 1999.
A reporter from Inside Soap described Travis as having "surfer locks and a golden tan". While another branded him "easygoing" and "happy-go-lucky".
When Kelly Watson (Katrina Hobbs) spotted a melanoma on his back, Travis realised that he had been spending too much time in the sun. After undergoing tests, Travis was told that he had to have the tumour surgically removed to stop it from spreading. Kelly was worried for Travis, as his uncle had died from a melanoma. The surgery was a success, but Travis began spending more time alone, which made Kelly feel like she was being shut out.
Travis is the younger of two sons, born to Jack Nash (John Grant) and his wife in 1971. Travis attended the local high school with Donna Bishop (Nicola Quilter), whom he dated, Rob Storey (Matthew Lilley) and Steven Matheson (Adam Willits). After leaving High School, Travis began working in Somalia and met Kibiri Mboto and they began a relationship. Kibiri was later shot and killed. Travis arranged for Kibiri's younger sister, Stephanie (Fleur Beaupert), to be smuggled out of the country and he returned to Australia.
Travis is a witness to Laura Bonnetti's (Claudia Buttazonni) death, after she and her boyfriend, Curtis Reed (Shane Ammann), play on some railway tracks. Travis comforts a distraught Curtis and supports him when he descends into alcoholism. While back in the bay, Travis reconnects with his old friends Donna and Rob. Travis and Donna rekindle their relationship, after Donna dumps her violent boyfriend Andrew Warren (Adrian Lee). They later leave for Canada on a whale-watching trip. Several months later, Travis returns after breaking off his engagement with Donna and moves back into his house to find two new tenants, local doctor Kelly Watson and old friend Steven.