Sydney Fox is the titular character on the television show Relic Hunter, played by Tia Carrere.

Tia Carrere plays fictional character Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter, among many other successful movies and television series. Carrere is no stranger to the television and film industry.

The term "Relic Hunter" derives from the concept of one hunting or searching for relics. Relics are objects surviving from an earlier time period, but specifically from or with a historical of sentimental interest Relic. Relics can then be treasures that one searches to find. Often time searching for relics are closely tied to the study of archaeology and history. Originally deriving from religious notions, relics are objects or things that have survived or that have become a souvenir. In the TV series “Relic Hunter” Sidney Fox is a university professor, but first and foremost she is a “globe-trotting” relic hunter who is constantly on the hunt for ancient treasures and artefacts so that she can bring them to their university’s museum. Inspired by an Indiana Jones style of adventure, Sidney Fox is often found battling rival hunters for artefacts.

Sydney ( /sɪdni/) is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is classified as an Alpha+ World City indicating its influence in the region and throughout the world.

Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people. Inhabitants of Sydney are called Sydneysiders, comprising a cosmopolitan and international population.

The site of the first British colony in Australia, Sydney was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, commodore of the First Fleet as a penal colony. The city is built on hills surrounding Port Jackson which is commonly known as Sydney Harbour, where the iconic Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge feature prominently. The hinterland of the metropolitan area is surrounded by national parks, and the coastal regions feature many bays, rivers, inlets and beaches including the famous Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. Within the city are many notable parks, including Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Tia Carrere (born Althea Rae Janairo on January 2, 1967) is an American actress, model, voice artist, and singer who obtained her first big break being a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.

She is most widely known for her roles as Cassandra Wong in the feature films Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, Nani in Lilo & Stitch its sequel films and Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Queen Tyr'ahnee in Duck Dodgers, as Sydney Fox in the syndicated television series Relic Hunter, and her participation as a contestant in the second season of the United States version of Dancing with the Stars and the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice.

Carrere was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Filipino parents, Audrey Duhinio Janairo, a computer supervisor, and Alexander Janairo, a banker. Carrere identifies herself as being of "Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent ... raised on Hawaii." Carrere attended Sacred Hearts Academy, an all-girls school. Carrere longed to be a singer as a child. Although she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985 Star Search appearance at the age of 17, she was spotted by a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was cast in the movie Aloha Summer, which he produced and had a cameo in..

Ian Toynton (born 1946) is a British television director, producer and editor.

His most notable work has been on The O.C., on which he served as director, supervising producer and co-executive producer for a number of episodes. He has both directed and produced episodes of the series Bones, The Pretender, Minder and Red Fox. Some of his other directorial work includes 24, Crossing Jordan, Nowhere Man, The Chinese Detective and Providence.

He has also worked in editing, mostly in sound editing and dubbing, for shows such as Quatermass, Van der Valk, The Sweeney and Sweeney 2. His only writing credit is an episode of Relic Hunter, for which he has also directed ten episodes.

He was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Cricklewood and Elstree.