Murray Bartlett | |
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 20 March 1971
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Murray Bartlett (born 20 March 1971) is an Australian actor. He is best known for starring as Armond in the first season of the HBO dark comedy series The White Lotus (2021) for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. He gained further recognition for his role Nick De Noia in the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales (2022), and Frank in the episode "Long, Long Time" of the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023) and received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for each of his performances.
He is known for his roles as Dom Basaluzzo in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking (2014–2015), He is also known for his role as Michael Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City (2019), and for starring Vinnie Green in the Apple TV+ series Physical (2022).
Bartlett was born in Sydney on 20 March 1971. [1] When he was four years old, he moved with his family to Perth. [1] He attended John Curtin College of the Arts in Fremantle, where he graduated from the drama program in 1988. [2] Upon graduating, he was admitted to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. [3]
Bartlett pursued an acting career in Australia for several years, including a role in the series headLand . In 1993, he played con man Luke Foster in Neighbours . In 2000, he relocated to the U.S. His first big break there came a few years later when he was cast as a guest star in the HBO series Sex and the City . [4] He also played D.K., John Crichton's best friend, in four episodes of the SciFi Channel series Farscape . In 2006, he joined Hugh Jackman in the Australian touring company production of Jackman's Broadway hit The Boy From Oz .
From March 2007 until the show's cancellation in September 2009, Bartlett was a cast member on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light , where he played Cyrus Foley. He starred as Dominic "Dom" Basaluzzo in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking from 2014 to 2015, and then reprised his role in the series finale television film, Looking: The Movie in 2016. [5] [6] In 2017, he portrayed a recurring role in the musical drama series Nashville . [7] Bartlett assumed the central role of Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City . [8]
In 2021, Bartlett starred in The White Lotus as Armond, the luxury resort manager and a recovering drug addict who has been "clean" for 5 years. [9] Bartlett got the role through a self tape audition. [10] For his portrayal, Bartlett received nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Independent Spirit Awards and won at the AACTA Awards, Critics' Choice Television Awards, and Primetime Emmy Awards. [11]
In 2023, Bartlett appeared in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us , portraying Frank in the episode "Long, Long Time". At the time of its airing, the episode received universal acclaim and was widely considered to be the best of the show's first season. [12] [13] [14] [15]
Bartlett came out as gay early in his career. When asked about the decision in a 2021 interview, he stated, "I didn't feel like I really had an alternative. I just never felt I could ever be anything but myself." [16] He lives with his partner Matt in Provincetown, Massachusetts. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Sandy Tayler | |
1999 | Half Mongrel | Short film | |
2000 | The Three Stooges | Trocadera Patron | |
2001 | Muffled Love | Short film | |
2005 | Postmortem | Troy | Short film |
2007 | Om | John | Short film |
2010 | Boys on Film 4: Protect Me from What I Want | Troy | Direct-to-video |
2010 | Needle | Tony Martin | |
2011 | August | Troy | |
2013 | Girl Most Likely | James Whitney | |
2013 | Kingston Avenue | Le copain de Barbara | |
2015 | Stubborn | Murray | |
2018 | Beach House | Paul | |
2020 | The Stand In | Terry | |
2024 | Ponyboi | Bruce | |
TBA | O'Dessa | Post-production | |
Opus | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | The Flying Doctors | Michael Freeman | Episode: "The Unluckiest Boy in Town" |
1992 | Home and Away | Randy Evans | Recurring role |
1992–1993 | A Country Practice | Owen Wyatt / Richard Welbourne | 3 episodes |
1993 | Neighbours | Luke Foster | Recurring role |
1995 | The Ferals | Dr. Bob Ivory | Episode: "The Dentist" |
1996 | G.P. | Episode: "Pendulum" | |
1996 | The Beast | Christopher Lane | TV movie |
1997 | The Tower | Jeremy | TV movie |
1997 | Flipper | Episode: "Help me, Rhonda" | |
1999 | Murder Call | Gavin Todd | Episode: "Dying Day" |
1999–2003 | Farscape | Douglas 'D.K.' Knox | 4 episodes |
2000 | Above the Law | Nathan Peters | Episode: "Happy Families" |
2001 | Flat Chat | Episode: "The Old Flame" | |
2002 | Sex and the City | Oliver Spencer | Episode: "All That Glitters" |
2002 | McLeod's Daughters | Simon Birch | 3 episodes |
2002 | The Secret Life of Us | Nick | 6 episodes |
2002 | All My Children | Julian Sinclair | Series regular |
2006 | Headland | James Brogan | 5 episodes |
2006 | All Saints | Roy Pickforth | Episode: "The Real Thing" |
2007 | Flight of the Conchords | Mark | Episode: "Sally Returns" |
2007–2009 | Guiding Light | Cyrus Foley | Series regular |
2009 | White Collar | Adrian Tulane | Episode: "Free Fall" |
2011 | Damages | Seth Sloan | Episode: "I'd Prefer My Old Office" |
2014 | The Good Wife | Logan | Episode: "The Deep Web" |
2014–2015 | Looking | Dom Basaluzzo | 16 episodes |
2016 | Limitless | Conrad Harris | Episode: "Hi, My Name Is Rebecca Harris" |
2016 | Looking: The Movie | Dom Basaluzzo | TV movie |
2016 | Conviction | Victor Bonotto | Episode: "Pilot" |
2017 | Nashville | Jakob Fine | 2 episodes |
2017–2018 | Iron Fist | Dr. Paul Edmonds | 3 episodes |
2019 | Tales of the City | Michael "Mouse" Tolliver | Main cast |
2019 | Madam Secretary | Australian Prime Minister Chris Lawson | Episode: "The Common Defense" |
2021 | The White Lotus | Armond [17] | Main cast (season 1) |
2022 | Physical | Vinnie Green | 5 episodes |
2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under | Himself | Episode 7 |
2022 | The Great North | Crocodile Rob (voice) | Episode: "A Knife to Remember Adventure" |
2022–2023 | Welcome to Chippendales | Nick De Noia | Miniseries; main cast |
2023 | The Last of Us | Frank | Episode: "Long, Long Time" [18] |
2023 | Extrapolations | Mr. Turner | Episode: "2070: Ecocide" |
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