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

Early life

Tart attended the McDonald College before he was accepted into

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(NIDA) in 1994, graduating in 1997 with a

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in Performing Arts. He is a descendant of prominent Chinese Australian

Mei Quong Tart Quong Tart, now often (if anachronistically) known as Mei Quong Tart, was a prominent nineteenth century Sydney merchant from China. He was one of Sydney's most famous and well-loved personalities and made a significant impact on the social a ...

, 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.

Career

Tart's list of television credits includes the role of Will Monk on ''

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'', a drama series airing on the

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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

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. 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 ''

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'' in 2007 as Miles "Milco" Copeland. In October 2011, Tart announced he was departing ''Home and Away'' after nearly four years. In 2012, Tart joined the cast of '' Underbelly: Badness'' as Andrew Perish. In August 2013, it was announced that Tart would play

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in the 2013–16 Australian production of Disney's ''

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'' (nicknamed the Antelope Tour), premiering in Sydney at The Capitol Theatre in December 2013. The show also played in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and closed in January 2016. Tart starred in ''Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined'' during the 2020

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. ''Sydney Morning Herald'' critic, Harriet Cunningham, called his performance "simply extraordinary" and "a revelation".

Filmography

References

External links

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Josh Quong Tart's profile at ''homeandaway.com.au''
1975 births Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Australian people of English descent Male actors from Sydney Living people Australian people of Chinese descent People from the Australian Capital Territory {{Australia-film-actor-stub