Travis Bravo-Thomas was born in Eugene, Oregon. His mother emigrated to the United States from Mexico City where she met his father, a former Marine and Vietnam veteran. Bravo-Thomas attended a magnet school for the performing arts where he excelled both as a performer and an athlete, achieving a sports scholarship to a Division 1 university. After college Bravo-Thomas began a modeling career and lived in Italy where he worked for designers Armani Exchange, British GQ and Calvin Klein, among others. He continued to act while also climbing the ranks in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai, training under the world's top instructors in each discipline. He resides in Los Angeles and can regularly be seen in film and television. He spends his free time volunteering for animal shelters, finding homes for rescue dogs, and continuing his lifelong passion for everything outdoors.