Timothy Robards (born 1 October 1982) is an Australian actor, chiropractor, model, and television personality.
Robards worked as a chiropractor for seven years, before he was cast in the first season of The Bachelor Australia.
He chose Anna Heinrich in the finale.
2006
Robards did a physics degree at University of Newcastle, before he moved to Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Medical Science at University of Wollongong in 2006, and a Masters of Chiropractic at Macquarie University in 2009.
Robards then worked as a chiropractor for seven years, before being cast in The Bachelor Australia.
Robards also worked as a model.
He was signed with male model agency Topless Events and Chadwick Models.
He has appeared on the cover of DNA, been a brand ambassador for aussieBum, and nominated for the Cleo Bachelor of the Year.
2013
In July 2013, it was announced that Robards would be starring in Network Ten's new reality series The Bachelor Australia, where 25 women would compete for the chance to be his wife.
Robards was approached by the producers to star in the series.
During the finale, broadcast on 20 November 2013, Robards chose criminal lawyer Anna Heinrich over model Rochelle Emanuel-Smith.
2015
The couple later appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2015.
Robards took part in the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars and appeared on Australian Ninja Warrior.
In 2015, both Robards and Heinrich joined the first season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as "intruders".
Robards became the second celebrity to be voted out.
Robards then competed on the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars.
He was partnered with professional dancer Camille Webb.
When Webb was injured, Robards was paired with Giselle Peacock.
They were eliminated in the third week, after finishing bottom of the table.
Robards competed in the first series of Australian Ninja Warrior, but failed to advance past the heats.
Robards developed and launched a fitness program and app called The Robards Method in 2015.
2017
In 2017, he released a health and nutrition book titled The 7:2:1 plan.
2018
In 2018, Robards had a guest role in soap opera Neighbours as Pierce Greyson, which led to him joining the regular cast in 2019.
Outside of television, Robards has worked as a model, and has developed a fitness program called The Robards Method.
Robards was born and raised in Newcastle, New South Wales.
He has two younger siblings.
Robards planned on becoming a lawyer, however, he soon developed an interest in the health and fitness industry, and began pursuing a career in personal training after he graduated from high school.
In 2018, he took on the course again.
He fell on the penultimate obstacle and also reinjured his hamstring, which he had torn six weeks prior.
However, he qualified for the second stage of the competition.
In July 2018, it was announced that Robards had joined the cast of Neighbours in his first acting role.
He began playing wealthy investor Pierce Greyson in October.
Executive producer Jason Herbison stated that Robards went through a long audition process for the role.
Robards explained that he had made acting a priority at the beginning of 2018 and he worked with various acting coaches prior to the Neighbours audition.
He later said that he would return to the show if the writers came up with another storyline for his character.
He also said he would consider joining the cast full-time and relocating to Melbourne.
2019
On 14 February 2019, Robards announced that he would be rejoining the serial in a full-time capacity.
2020
In August 2020, Robards' character was recast to Don Hany for his final scenes, following Robards' decision to finish up early so he could return to Sydney to be with Heinrich, who was expecting their first child.
In his first acting role since leaving Neighbours, Robards joined Home and Away actors Sophie Dillman and Patrick O'Connor in the short film Sherbrooke Down: The Road to Cataract as Mace.
The short was made to promote upcoming feature film Sherbrooke Down, which is in development.
