Josh Quong Tart

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Josh Quong Tart
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Tart in 2011
Born (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 49) [1]
Education McDonald College
NIDA (1994–1997)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Known for headLand
All Saints
Home and Away
Family Mei Quong Tart (ancestor)

Josh Quong Tart (born 18 September 1975) is an Australian actor.

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Early life

Tart attended the McDonald College [2] before he was accepted into National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1994, graduating in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts.[ citation needed ] He is a descendant of prominent Chinese Australian Mei Quong Tart, who ran a popular tea house in the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, and was also an early Chinese ambassador to Australia. He is the youngest of four boys in his family.[ citation needed ]

Career

Tart's list of television credits includes the role of Will Monk on headLand , a drama series airing on the Seven Network and Matt Horner on the Australian award-winning series All Saints . Josh was also an original co-host on the kids TV show Sarvo with Jamie Croft on Foxtel's Nickelodeon.

Quong Tart featured alongside actress Genevieve Lemon and brother Byron Tart in the stage show, Lemon Tart in 2006 and 2007. Tart joined the cast of Home and Away in 2007 as Miles 'Milco' Copeland. [3] In October 2011, Tart announced he was departing Home and Away after nearly four years. [4]

In 2012, Tart joined the cast of Underbelly: Badness as Andrew Perish. [5]

In August 2013, it was announced that Tart would play Scar in the 2013–16 Australian production of Disney's The Lion King (nicknamed the 'Antelope Tour'), premiering in Sydney at The Capitol Theatre in December 2013. [6] The show also played in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and closed in January 2016.

Tart starred in Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined during the 2020 Sydney Festival. Sydney Morning Herald critic, Harriet Cunningham, called his performance "simply extraordinary" and "a revelation". [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Syntax ErrorDesmondShort film
2010ShockShitstickShort film; also associate producer, co-producer
2012PrickShort film; producer only
2013 Around the Block Barry GriffenFeature film
2014NotesGerrardShort film
2015BronzerLucien Joplin-StuttShort film
2016 Scare Campaign Trent / RohanFeature film
2016 Down Under Video Porn Star 2 / Police OfficerFeature film
2018Love and Other PlacesJosh / JacintaShort film
2019 Little Monsters Echidna ManFeature film
2019 Dark Place DoctorFeature film; segment: "Foe"
2023 Late Night with the Devil Leo FiskeFeature film
202?Ugly CarterIan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Home and Away KevinSeason 5, 1 episode
1992 The Leaving of Liverpool ThugMiniseries
1993 Home and Away Pool SharkSeason 6, 1 episode
1998 Wildside TomSeason 1, episode 18
1999 All Saints Vincent SterlingSeason 2, episode 27
1999 Chameleon II: Death Match ConnorTV movie
2001 Water Rats YoSeason 6, episode 18: "Robbo's Ghost"
2001–2004 All Saints Matt HornerSeasons 4–5, 45 episodes (recurring),
Season 6, 23 episodes (main), Season 7, 1 episode (guest)
2001 Young Lions Dr. MartinSeason 1, episode 1
2004 McLeod's Daughters Grant MeldrumSeason 4, episode 27: "Something to Prove"
2004–2009 Master Raindrop Flamo26 episodes (main)
2005 Flipper & Lopaka VoiceSeason 1, episode 20
2005–2006 headLand Will MonkSeasons 1–2, 58 episodes (main)
2007–2011 Home and Away Miles Copeland Seasons 20–24, 741 episodes (main)
2012 The Great Mint Swindle Brian MickelbergTV movie
2012 Underbelly: Badness Andrew 'Undies' Perish Underbelly Season 5, 8 episodes (main)
2014 Rake Detective SandoSeason 3, episode 8
2016 Hyde & Seek DaleMiniseries, season 1, episode 3
2016 Fancy Boy President RyanSeason 1, episode 2
2018 Riot Ron Austin TV movie
2018 Mr Inbetween Luke HensonSeason 1, episode 2: "Unicorns Know Everybody's Name"
2020 Reckoning Dr. HartmanMiniseries, season 1, 2 episodes
2020–2021 Rosehaven DonovanSeason 4, 2 episodes
2021 Born to Spy TradieMiniseries, season 1, episode 6
2022 Wolf Like Me Homeless ManSeason 1, episode 1
The Twelve HarmonMiniseries, season 1, episode 6
2024 Last Days of the Space Age Gary 'Gazza' Cullis4 episodes
Plum LarryMiniseries, episode 5: "The Tree"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Elvis The Musical VocalistFootbridge Theatre, Sydney [8]
1995 Playing with Fire NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1996 The Philistines Bessemenov NIDA Parade Studio, Sydney
1996 The Wild Duck Dinner Guest NIDA Parade Studio, Sydney
1996 Richard III Clarence / Ghost Clarence / Rivers NIDA Parade Studio, Sydney
1996 The Caucasian Chalk Circle NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1996 The Bear Smirnoff Bondi Pavillion with NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1997 The Hostage Monsewer NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1997 Bad Boy Johnny Vocalist Enmore Theatre, Sydney
1998La DisputeAzor St Stephen's Church, Sydney with STC
WildtracksVarious characters
The Starry Messenger Rinnucini STC
The Kosky Project Various characters
1999 This Lime Tree Bower Frank Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
1999 Old Wicked Songs Stephen Hoffman Playhouse, Canberra, Marian Street Theatre
2001 Shakespeare’s R & J Mercutio / Friar Laurence Sydney Opera House with Bell Shakespeare Company
2004 The Miser La Fleche Sydney Opera House with STC
2006The Hanging of Jean LeeNorman Sydney Opera House with The Studio/ABC
2006 Mother Courage and Her Children Various characters STC
2006–2007Lemon TartVocalistStatement Cabaret Lounge, Sydney
2007TroupersWalter Wharf Theatre with STC
2008 Killer Joe Ansel / Earl Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2010 Our Town Mr Webb Sydney Opera House with STC
2011 Rope Rupert Cadell Bondi Pavilion, Sydney with Tamarama Rock Surfers
2012The Wharf Revue 2012 - Red Wharf: Beyond the Rings of SatireVarious charactersLennox Theatre, Parramatta, Dame Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith, Canberra Theatre Centre, Wharf Theatre with STC
2013–2015 The Lion King Scar Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Crown Theatre, Sydney
2016 Xanadu Danny Maguire Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney
2017 The Judas Kiss Oscar Wilde Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Red Line Productions
2017 Muriel's Wedding Ken STC World Premiere [9]
2019Dead Cat BounceGabriel Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
2020Betty Blokk-Buster ReimaginedBettyMagic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Sydney with Red Line Productions for Sydney Festival
2022–2023 Amadeus The VenticelliSydney Opera House [10]

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References

  1. "Josh Quong Tart". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. "Student Prospectus". McDonald College. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. Idato, Michael (14 December 2007). "Kate departs the bay for new horizons". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  4. Davies, Rebecca (17 October 2011). "'Home and Away's Josh Quong Tart confirms departure from show". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  5. "Who's who in Badness". TV Week (32). ACP Magazines: 21. 11–17 August 2012.
  6. Lion King The Musical Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Cunningham, Harriet (12 January 2020). "Simply extraordinary: Josh Quong Tart dazzles in reimagining of 70s blockbuster". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. https://theatregold1.mybigcommerce.com/elvis-the-musical/
  9. https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/Maggie-McKenna-to-Lead-MURIELS-WEDDING-THE-MUSICAL-at-Sydney-Theatre-Company-20170614
  10. https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/AMADEUS-Full-Cast-Announced-at-Sydney-Opera-House-20221028
  11. https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6478
  12. http://imcompany.com.au/actors/josh-quong-tart/
  13. https://app.showcast.com.au/profile/joshquongtart