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Murray Bartlett
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Bartlett in 2008
Born (1971-03-20) 20 March 1971 (age 54)
Sydney, Australia
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 well-known for his roles in popular TV shows. He played a luxury resort manager in the first season of the HBO series The White Lotus in 2021. For this role, he won a Primetime Emmy Award.

He also gained recognition for playing Nick De Noia in the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales (2022). Another famous role was Frank in the episode "Long, Long Time" of the HBO series The Last of Us (2023). He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for both of these roles.

Bartlett has also appeared in other TV shows. These include Looking (2014–2015), Tales of the City (2019), and Physical (2021–2023).

Early Life and Education

Murray Bartlett was born in Sydney, Australia, on March 20, 1971. When he was four years old, his family moved to Perth. He studied drama at John Curtin College of the Arts in Fremantle. He finished his studies there in 1988. After that, he was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. This is a famous school for actors.

Acting Career Highlights

Bartlett started his acting career in Australia. He appeared in the series headLand. In 1993, he played a character named Luke Foster in the show Neighbours. In 2000, he moved to the United States. His first big role there was as a guest star in the HBO series Sex and the City. He also played D.K., John Crichton's best friend, in four episodes of the SciFi Channel series Farscape. In 2006, he performed with Hugh Jackman in the Australian tour of The Boy From Oz.

From 2007 to 2009, Bartlett was a regular cast member on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. He played the character Cyrus Foley. He then starred as Dominic "Dom" Basaluzzo in the HBO series Looking from 2014 to 2015. He also appeared in the movie that ended the series, Looking: The Movie, in 2016. In 2017, he had a recurring role in the musical drama series Nashville. Bartlett also took on the main role of Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver in the Netflix show Tales of the City.

His role in The White Lotus was very successful. He won awards like the AACTA Awards, Critics' Choice Television Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2023, Bartlett appeared in the HBO series The Last of Us. He played Frank in the episode "Long, Long Time". This episode was highly praised by viewers and critics.

Personal Life

Murray Bartlett lives with his partner Matt in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Filmography

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
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
2016 Roy Spivey Roy Spivey Short film
2018 Beach House Paul
2020 The Stand In Terry
2024 Ponyboi Bruce
2025 Opus
O'Dessa Plutonovich Post-production

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
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 Main cast (season 1)
2022 Physical Vinnie Green 5 episodes
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Himself Episode 7
2022–2024 The Great North Crocodile Rob (voice), Crocodile Tom (voice) Episode: "A Knife to Remember Adventure" (Crocodile Rob), "Welcome to Miami Adventure" (Crocodile Tom)
2022–2023 Welcome to Chippendales Nick De Noia Miniseries; main cast
2023 The Last of Us Frank Episode: "Long, Long Time"
2023 Extrapolations Mr. Turner Episode: "2070: Ecocide"

Awards and Nominations

Awards and nominations received by Murray Bartlett
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
AACTA International Awards 2022 Best Actor in a Series The White Lotus Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Won
2023 Welcome to Chippendales Nominated
Dorian Awards 2023 Best Supporting TV Performance – Drama The Last of Us Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series The White Lotus Won
2023 Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Welcome to Chippendales Nominated
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Last of Us Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards 2022 Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series The White Lotus Nominated
2024 Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series The Last of Us Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie The White Lotus Won
2023 Welcome to Chippendales Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Last of Us Nominated
Satellite Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film The Last of Us Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie The White Lotus Nominated

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