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

{{Infobox person
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| name = Josh Quong Tart
| name = Josh Quong Tart
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|18|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast-josh-quong-tart|title=Josh Quong Tart|publisher=[[Yahoo!7]]|access-date=27 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720152757/http://seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast-josh-quong-tart|archive-date=20 July 2008}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|18|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast-josh-quong-tart|title=Josh Quong Tart|publisher=[[Yahoo!7]]|access-date=27 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720152757/http://seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast-josh-quong-tart|archive-date=20 July 2008}}</ref>
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| education = [[McDonald College]]<br>[[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]] (1994–1997)
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| known for = ''[[headLand]]''<br>''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''<br>''[[Home and Away]]''
| yearsactive = Since 1992
| yearsactive = 1992–present
| spouse =
| spouse =
| family = [[Mei Quong Tart]] (ancestor)
}}
}}
'''Josh Quong Tart''' (born 18 September 1975) is an Australian actor.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Tart attended the [[McDonald College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/prospective-students/online-prospectus |title=Student Prospectus |publisher=McDonald College |access-date=13 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930064551/http://www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/prospective-students/online-prospectus |archive-date=30 September 2009 }}</ref> before he was accepted into [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] (NIDA) in 1994, graduating in 1997 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[Performing arts|Performing Arts]]. 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.
Tart attended the [[McDonald College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/prospective-students/online-prospectus |title=Student Prospectus |publisher=McDonald College |access-date=13 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930064551/http://www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/prospective-students/online-prospectus |archive-date=30 September 2009 }}</ref> before he was accepted into [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] (NIDA) in 1994, graduating in 1997 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[Performing arts|Performing Arts]].{{cn|date=March 2022}} 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.{{cn|date=March 2022}}


==Career==
==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 (TV series)|All Saints]]''. Josh was also an original co-host on the kids TV show ''[[Sarvo]]'' with [[Jamie Croft]] on Foxtel's [[Nickelodeon Australia|Nickelodeon]].
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 (TV series)|All Saints]]''. Josh was also an original co-host on the kids TV show ''[[Sarvo]]'' with [[Jamie Croft]] on Foxtel's [[Nickelodeon Australia|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 Copeland (Home and Away)|Miles "Milco" Copeland]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Idato|first=Michael|title=Kate departs the bay for new horizons|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/kate-departs-the-bay-for-new-horizons/2007/12/13/1197135653594.html|date=14 December 2007|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> In October 2011, Tart announced he was departing ''Home and Away'' after nearly four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a345874/home-and-aways-josh-quong-tart-confirms-departure-from-show.html|title='Home and Away's Josh Quong Tart confirms departure from show|last=Davies|first=Rebecca|date=17 October 2011|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref>
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 Copeland (Home and Away)|Miles 'Milco' Copeland]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Idato|first=Michael|title=Kate departs the bay for new horizons|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/kate-departs-the-bay-for-new-horizons/2007/12/13/1197135653594.html|date=14 December 2007|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> In October 2011, Tart announced he was departing ''Home and Away'' after nearly four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a345874/home-and-aways-josh-quong-tart-confirms-departure-from-show.html|title='Home and Away's Josh Quong Tart confirms departure from show|last=Davies|first=Rebecca|date=17 October 2011|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref>


In 2012, Tart joined the cast of ''[[Underbelly: Badness]]'' as Andrew Perish.<ref>{{cite journal|date=11–17 August 2012|title=Who's who in Badness|journal=[[TV Week]]|publisher=[[ACP Magazines]]|issue=32|page=21}}</ref>
In 2012, Tart joined the cast of ''[[Underbelly: Badness]]'' as Andrew Perish.<ref>{{cite journal|date=11–17 August 2012|title=Who's who in Badness|journal=[[TV Week]]|publisher=[[ACP Magazines]]|issue=32|page=21}}</ref>


In August 2013, it was announced that Tart would play [[Scar (Lion King)|Scar]] in the 2013–16 Australian production of [[Disney Theatrical Productions|Disney's]] ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'' (nicknamed the Antelope Tour), premiering in Sydney at [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|The Capitol Theatre]] in December 2013.<ref>[http://disney.com.au/lionkingthemusical/?group=cast Lion King The Musical] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927234710/http://disney.com.au/lionkingthemusical/?group=cast |date=27 September 2013 }}</ref> The show also played in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and closed in January 2016.
In August 2013, it was announced that Tart would play [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]] in the 2013–16 Australian production of [[Disney Theatrical Productions|Disney's]] ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'' (nicknamed the 'Antelope Tour'), premiering in Sydney at [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|The Capitol Theatre]] in December 2013.<ref>[http://disney.com.au/lionkingthemusical/?group=cast Lion King The Musical] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927234710/http://disney.com.au/lionkingthemusical/?group=cast |date=27 September 2013 }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/theatre/simply-extraordinary-josh-quong-tart-dazzles-in-reimagining-of-70s-blockbuster-20200112-p53qr6.html|title=Simply extraordinary: Josh Quong Tart dazzles in reimagining of 70s blockbuster|last=Cunningham|first=Harriet|date=2020-01-12|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>
Tart starred in ''Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined'' during the 2020 [[Sydney Festival]]. [[The Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald]] critic, Harriet Cunningham, called his performance "simply extraordinary" and "a revelation".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/theatre/simply-extraordinary-josh-quong-tart-dazzles-in-reimagining-of-70s-blockbuster-20200112-p53qr6.html|title=Simply extraordinary: Josh Quong Tart dazzles in reimagining of 70s blockbuster|last=Cunningham|first=Harriet|date=2020-01-12|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

<div style="font-size: 100%">
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! scope="col" | Year
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2003
| ''Syntax Error''
| Desmond
| Short film
|-
| 2010
| ''Shock''
| Shitstick
| Short film; also associate producer, co-producer
|-
| 2012
| ''Prick''
| {{N/a}}
| Short film; producer only
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Around the Block (film)|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 (2016 film)|Down Under]]''
| Video Porn Star 2 / Police Officer
| Feature film
|-
| 2018
| ''Love and Other Places''
| Josh / Jacinta
| Short film
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Little Monsters (2019 film)|Little Monsters]]''
| Echidna Man
| Feature film
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Dark Place (2019 film)|Dark Place]]''
| Doctor
| Feature film; segment: "Foe"
|-
|2023
|''[[Late Night with the Devil]]''
|Leo Fiske
|Feature film
|-
|202?
|''Ugly Carter''
|Ian
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Home and Away]]''
| Kevin
| Season 5, 1 episode
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Leaving of Liverpool (TV series)|The Leaving of Liverpool]]''
| Thug
| Miniseries
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Home and Away]]''
| Pool Shark
| Season 6, 1 episode
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Wildside (Australian TV series)|Wildside]]''
| Tom
| Season 1, episode 18
|-
| 1999
| ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''
| Vincent Sterling
| Season 2, episode 27
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Chameleon II: Death Match]]''
| Connor
| TV movie
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]''
| Yo
| Season 6, episode 18: "Robbo's Ghost"
|-
| 2001–2004
| ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''
| Matt Horner
| Seasons 4–5, 45 episodes (recurring),<br />Season 6, 23 episodes (main), Season 7, 1 episode (guest)
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Young Lions (TV series)|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 (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 (TV series)|Underbelly]]'' Season 5, 8 episodes (main)
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|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 (2018 film)|Riot]]''
| [[Ron Austin]]
| TV movie
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Mr Inbetween]]''
| Luke Henson
| Season 1, episode 2: "Unicorns Know Everybody's Name"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Reckoning (TV series)|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
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
| ''[[Wolf Like Me (TV series)|Wolf Like Me]]''
| Homeless Man
| Season 1, episode 1
|-
| ''[[The Twelve (Australian TV series)|The Twelve]]''
| Harmon
| Miniseries, season 1, episode 6
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
| ''[[Last Days of the Space Age]]''
| Gary 'Gazza' Cullis
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Plum (TV series)|Plum]]''
| Larry
| Miniseries, episode 5: "The Tree"
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Elvis (musical)|Elvis The Musical]]'' || Vocalist || Footbridge Theatre, Sydney<ref>https://theatregold1.mybigcommerce.com/elvis-the-musical/</ref>
|-
| 1995 ||''[[Playing with Fire (Edgar play)|Playing with Fire]]'' || || [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney]]
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Philistines]]'' || Bessemenov || [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA Parade Studio, Sydney]]
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Wild Duck]]'' || Dinner Guest || [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA Parade Studio, Sydney]]
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' || Clarence / Ghost Clarence / Rivers || [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA Parade Studio, Sydney]]
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' || || [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney]]
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Bear (play)|The Bear]]'' || Smirnoff || [[Bondi Pavilion|Bondi Pavillion]] with [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney]]
|-
| 1997 || ''[[The Hostage (play)|The Hostage]]'' || Monsewer || [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney]]
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom|Bad Boy Johnny]]'' || Vocalist || [[Enmore Theatre|Enmore Theatre, Sydney]]
|-
| 1998 || ''La Dispute'' || Azor || [[St Stephen's Anglican Church, Newtown|St Stephen's Church, Sydney]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| || ''Wildtracks'' || Various characters ||
|-
| || ''[[Sidereus Nuncius|The Starry Messenger]]'' || Rinnucini || [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| || ''[[Barrie Kosky|The Kosky Project]]'' || Various characters ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[This Lime Tree Bower]]'' || Frank || [[Ensemble Theatre|Ensemble Theatre, Sydney]]
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Old Wicked Songs]]'' || Stephen Hoffman || [[Canberra Theatre Centre|Playhouse, Canberra]], [[Marian Street Theatre]]
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Romeo and Juliet|Shakespeare’s R & J]]'' || [[Mercutio]] / [[Friar Laurence]] || [[Sydney Opera House]] with [[Bell Shakespeare Company]]
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Miser]]'' || La Fleche || [[Sydney Opera House]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''The Hanging of Jean Lee'' || Norman || [[Sydney Opera House]] with The Studio/ABC
| 2001 || ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' || Vincent Sterling, Matt Horner || 1999 (Guest)1 episode, 2001–2003–(Main role) 66 episode, 2004 (Guest) 1 episode
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Sarvo]]'' || Himself || 2003 (Co-host)
| 2006 || ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]'' || Various characters || [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''Syntax Error'' || Desmond || 2003
| 2006–2007 || ''Lemon Tart'' || Vocalist || Statement Cabaret Lounge, Sydney
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[McLeod's Daughters]]'' || Grant Meldrum || 2004 (Guest) Season 4, Episode 27
| 2007 || ''Troupers'' || Walter || [[Wharf Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[headLand]]'' || Will Monk || 2005–2006 (Main role)
| 2008 || ''[[Killer Joe (play)|Killer Joe]]'' || Ansel / Earl || [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney]]
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''Lemon Tart'' || Himself || 2006–2007 (stage show)
| 2010 || ''[[Our Town]]'' || Mr Webb || [[Sydney Opera House]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Home and Away]]'' || [[Miles Copeland (Home and Away)|Miles Copeland]] || 2007–2011 (Main role)
| 2011 || ''[[Rope (play)|Rope]]'' || Rupert Cadell || [[Bondi Pavilion|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 [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
| 2008 || ''[[Master Raindrop]]'' || Flamo ||
|-
|-
| 2013–2015 || ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'' || [[Scar (The Lion King)|Scar]] || [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney]], [[Queensland Performing Arts Centre|Lyric Theatre, Brisbane]], [[Regent Theatre, Melbourne]], [[Crown Sydney|Crown Theatre, Sydney]]
| 2010 || ''Shock'' || Shitstick || short film for Tropfest 2010
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Great Mint Swindle]]'' || Brian Mickelberg || Telemovie
| 2016 || ''[[Xanadu (musical)|Xanadu]]'' || Danny Maguire || [[Hayes Theatre|Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney]]
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Judas Kiss (play)|The Judas Kiss]]'' || [[Oscar Wilde]] || [[Old Fitzroy Theatre|Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney]] with Red Line Productions
| 2012 || ''[[Underbelly: Badness]]'' || Andrew Perish ||
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Muriel's Wedding (musical)|Muriel's Wedding]]'' || Ken || [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]] World Premiere<ref>https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/Maggie-McKenna-to-Lead-MURIELS-WEDDING-THE-MUSICAL-at-Sydney-Theatre-Company-20170614</ref>
| 2013 || ''[[Around the Block (film)|Around the Block]]'' || Barry Griffen ||
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''Dead Cat Bounce'' || Gabriel || [[Stables Theatre, Sydney]] with [[Griffin Theatre Company]]
| 2016 || ''[[Scare Campaign]]'' || Rohan ||
|-
|-
| 2020 || ''Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined'' || Betty || Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Sydney with Red Line Productions for [[Sydney Festival]]
| 2019 || ''[[Dark_Place_(2019_film)|Dark Place]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
|-
| 2022–2023 || ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' || The Venticelli || Sydney Opera House<ref>https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/AMADEUS-Full-Cast-Announced-at-Sydney-Opera-House-20221028</ref>
|}
|}
<ref>https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6478</ref><ref>http://imcompany.com.au/actors/josh-quong-tart/</ref><ref>https://app.showcast.com.au/profile/joshquongtart</ref>
</div>


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Latest revision as of 09:30, 16 December 2024

Josh Quong Tart
Born (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 49)[1]
Sydney, Australia
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

Film

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
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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