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Josh Quong Tart

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Josh Quong Tart
Born (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 49)[1]
EducationMcDonald College
NIDA (1994–1997)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Known forheadLand
All Saints
Home and Away
FamilyMei Quong Tart (ancestor)

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

Early life

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Syntax Error Desmond Short film
2010 Shock Shitstick Short film; also associate producer, co-producer
2012 Prick Short film; producer only
2013 Around the Block Barry Griffen Feature film
2014 Notes Gerrard Short film
2015 Bronzer Lucien Joplin-Stutt Short film
2016 Scare Campaign Trent / Rohan Feature film
2016 Down Under Video Porn Star 2 / Police Officer Feature film
2018 Love and Other Places Josh / Jacinta Short film
2019 Little Monsters Echidna Man Feature film
2019 Dark Place Doctor Feature film; segment: "Foe"
2023 Late Night with the Devil Leo Fiske Feature film
202? Ugly Carter Ian

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Home and Away Kevin Season 5, 1 episode
1992 The Leaving of Liverpool Thug Miniseries
1993 Home and Away Pool Shark Season 6, 1 episode
1998 Wildside Tom Season 1, episode 18
1999 All Saints Vincent Sterling Season 2, episode 27
1999 Chameleon II: Death Match Connor TV movie
2001 Water Rats Yo Season 6, episode 18: "Robbo's Ghost"
2001–2004 All Saints Matt Horner Seasons 4–5, 45 episodes (recurring),
Season 6, 23 episodes (main), Season 7, 1 episode (guest)
2001 Young Lions Dr. Martin Season 1, episode 1
2004 McLeod's Daughters Grant Meldrum Season 4, episode 27: "Something to Prove"
2004–2009 Master Raindrop Flamo 26 episodes (main)
2005 Flipper & Lopaka Voice Season 1, episode 20
2005–2006 headLand Will Monk Seasons 1–2, 58 episodes (main)
2007–2011 Home and Away Miles Copeland Seasons 20–24, 741 episodes (main)
2012 The Great Mint Swindle Brian Mickelberg TV movie
2012 Underbelly: Badness Andrew 'Undies' Perish Underbelly Season 5, 8 episodes (main)
2014 Rake Detective Sando Season 3, episode 8
2016 Hyde & Seek Dale Miniseries, season 1, episode 3
2016 Fancy Boy President Ryan Season 1, episode 2
2018 Riot Ron Austin TV movie
2018 Mr Inbetween Luke Henson Season 1, episode 2: "Unicorns Know Everybody's Name"
2020 Reckoning Dr. Hartman Miniseries, season 1, 2 episodes
2020–2021 Rosehaven Donovan Season 4, 2 episodes
2021 Born to Spy Tradie Miniseries, season 1, episode 6
2022 Wolf Like Me Homeless Man Season 1, episode 1
The Twelve Harmon Miniseries, season 1, episode 6
2024 Last Days of the Space Age Gary 'Gazza' Cullis 4 episodes
Plum Larry Miniseries, episode 5: "The Tree"

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Elvis The Musical Vocalist Footbridge 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
1998 La Dispute Azor St Stephen's Church, Sydney with STC
Wildtracks Various 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
2006 The Hanging of Jean Lee Norman Sydney Opera House with The Studio/ABC
2006 Mother Courage and Her Children Various characters STC
2006–2007 Lemon Tart Vocalist Statement Cabaret Lounge, Sydney
2007 Troupers Walter 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
2012 The Wharf Revue 2012 - Red Wharf: Beyond the Rings of Satire Various characters Lennox 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]
2019 Dead Cat Bounce Gabriel Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
2020 Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined Betty Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Sydney with Red Line Productions for Sydney Festival
2022–2023 Amadeus The Venticelli Sydney Opera House[10]

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References

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  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
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