Tim Robertson, stage and film actor, writer, director, producer, author, editor, reviewer and lecturer, was born on 8 May, 1944, in Essex, United Kingdom. The Robertson family immigrated to Western Australia in 1953 and Tim completed his schooling in Perth. Attending the University of Western Australia, he graduated in 1965 with 1st class honours in English. Robertson taught at Antioch College, Ohio and then at a secondary college at Dulwich Hill, Sydney. Awarded a post-graduate scholarship to Flinders University, Adelaide, in 1969, he undertook an MA on didactic theatre, specifically forms of the 'Living Newspaper' and subsequently directed the living newspaper on censorship, ‘The Truth About the Protection Racket’, also written by him. Between the years 1970-1972, he tutored and then lectured in Drama at Flinders University. In 1972, Robertson joined the Australian Performing Group (APG) as an actor, director and occasional writer and was a member of the group until 1979. Receiving a Literature Board Grant, he became a resident writer with the APG in 1974. After his time at the APG, Robertson acted in stage, film and television productions. His writing and directing credits are numerous and cover diverse genres.