Tim Maddren

Maddren was born in Blenheim, New Zealand. He was raised in a musical family and was encouraged from an early age to develop his performing and entertaining skills.^[1] He plays guitar, piano, trumpet and drums. Maddren is left-handed.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, Maddren moved to Perth, Australia to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts from which he graduated in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

He has performed in many theatrical productions, including Fiddler on the Roof (2007), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Chess, Les Miserables, Crazy For You, International Miners Emporium, Street Scene, Guys & Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors and My Fair Lady.^[2] In 2008 he was part of the original Australian cast in the musical comedy Altar Boyz playing the role of Luke.^{[citation needed]}

Television credits include Blue Water High playing the guest role of Connor (ABC TV).^{[citation needed]}

Maddren taught singing and acting at the Ministry of Dance, North Melbourne.^{[citation needed]}

He became part of the Hi-5 cast on 5 January 2009. Maddren has expressed that the best part of Hi-5 is "seeing all the happy faces on the kids when we're up there performing in front of them."

Maddren had a parallel career to Hi-5, acting in The Addams Family, playing Lucas Beineke.^[3]