Josh Quong Tart

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

Early life Tart attended the McDonald College before he was accepted into National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1994, graduating in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts. He is a descendant of 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.

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. 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. 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 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. 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".

Filmography

Film

Television 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 62022 Wolf Like Me Homeless Man Season 1, episode 1 The Twelve Harmon Miniseries, season 1, episode 62024 Last Days of the Space Age Gary 'Gazza' Cullis 4 episodes Plum Larry Miniseries, episode 5: "The Tree"

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1994 Elvis The Musical Vocalist Footbridge Theatre, Sydney 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 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