Murray Bartlett
Murray Bartlett | |
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Born | Sydney, Australia | 20 March 1971
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Murray Bartlett (born 20 March 1971) is an Australian actor. His roles include Dominic "Dom" Basaluzzo in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking, Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City, and Armond in the HBO satire comedy series The White Lotus. He is also set to star in the upcoming television series adaptation of The Last of Us.
Life and career[]
Bartlett was born in Sydney and raised in Perth, Western Australia. He is gay.[1][2]
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, Bartlett relocated to the United States. 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.[3] He also played D.K., John Crichton's best friend, in four episodes of the SciFi Channel series Farscape. In 2006, Bartlett toured with 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.[4][5] In 2017, he portrayed a recurring role in the musical drama series Nashville.[6] Bartlett assumed the central role of Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City.[7]
Filmography[]
Film[]
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 |
Television[]
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" |
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 |
1999–2003 | Farscape | Douglas 'D.K.' Knox | 4 episodes |
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" |
2014–2015 | Looking | Dom Basaluzzo | Series regular, 16 episodes |
2016 | Looking: The Movie | Dom Basaluzzo | TV movie |
2017 | Nashville | Jakob Fine | |
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[8] | Miniseries; main cast |
2022[9] | The Last of Us | Frank |
References[]
- ^ Kheraj, Alim (26 June 2019). "Murray Bartlett Isn't Done Telling Queer Stories". GQ. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Hunte, Ben (8 June 2019). "Tales of the City author: 'Gay actors for gay roles'". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Ambrosino, Brandon (22 March 2015). ""Everybody is looking for something": Looking's Murray Bartlett on his series' universal appeal". Vox. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (23 August 2013). "Scott Bakula Joins HBO's Michael Lannan Dramedy Series, Now Titled Looking". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Moylan, Brian (20 July 2016). "Looking the Movie: a fitting sendoff for HBO's slowburning show". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (22 September 2016). "Nashville Season 5: Looking Fave Joins Cast... as Will's New Love?". TVLine. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (16 October 2018). "Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City: Paul Gross To Reprise Role In Netflix Revival; Full Cast Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "New HBO Limited Series THE WHITE LOTUS From Mike White Debuts July 11". WarnerMedia (Press release). 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Hibberd, James (22 July 2021). "HBO's 'The Last of Us' Casts Anna Torv in Key Role". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links[]
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Australian expatriates in the United States
- Australian expatriate male actors in the United States
- Australian male musical theatre actors
- Australian male soap opera actors
- Gay actors
- LGBT entertainers from Australia
- People from Perth, Western Australia