Tim Rozon Reveals He ‘Almost Died’ While Filming His Movie ‘Christmas in Wolf Creek’: Emergency Surgery ‘Saved My Life’

24.12.2022 - 20:47 / usmagazine.com

A real-life narrow escape! Tim Rozon had the time of his life filming the Love in Wolf Creek sequel, Christmas in Wolf Creek — but the actor had a harrowing close call with his health along the way. 

“I almost died making Christmas in Wolf Creek,” Rozon, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly. “My appendix exploded and I didn’t even know what an appendix was. I didn’t do anything because I’m a guy and I just tried to sleep for like 36 hours and then finally I went to the emergency room and had surgery and they saved my life.”

The Canada native, who portrays Austin Spencer in both movies, revealed that he had two days left of filming the romantic drama before things went awry — and credited the crew for getting him through the scary incident. 

“We finished the movie because the [crew is] amazing. So it was a Christmas miracle all the way around,” he gushed to Us of his on-set experience. 

Despite the health scare, the Schitt’s Creek alum thoroughly enjoyed returning for the sequel. After Love in Wolf Creek followed Austin and Samantha (Nola Martin) as they tried to preserve a wildlife conservation center while falling in love, Christmas in Wolf Creek reunites the pair as they save Christmas for the town, a lost reindeer — and each other.

Both films focus heavily on the conservation of nature — something Rozon related to after portraying Doc Holliday on Syfy’s Wynonna Earp for six years from 2016 to 2021. 

“I love the rancher aspect of the movie. I played a cowboy for four years on Wynonna Earp, so I was very excited to get back and play a rancher and just get a cowboy hat,” he told Us of stepping back into Austin’s boots. “Playing with the animals for sure was the best.”

Unlike most holiday flicks, however, Wolf Creek maintains a heavy