Josh Quong Tart
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Josh Quong Tart (born 18 September 1975; Sydney) is an Australian actor who has performed in several television, commercial and film roles.
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| Born | 18 September 1975 [1] Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | Since 1992 |
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[edit] Biography
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. 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'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.
In 2006 he left headLand due to the show being axed by the Seven Network. 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.[3] In October 2011, Tart announced his departure from Home and Away.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2001 | 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) |
| 2003 | Syntax Error | 2003 | |
| 2005 | headLand | Will Monk | 2005–2006 (Main role) |
| 2006 | Lemon Tart | Himself | 2006–2007 (stage show, alongside Genevieve Lemon and brother Byron Tart) |
| 2007 | Home and Away | Miles Copeland | 2007–2011 (Main role) |
| 2008 | Master Raindrop | Jinhou | |
| 2010 | Shock | Shitstick | short film for Tropfest 2010 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Josh Quong Tart". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080720152757/http://seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast-josh-quong-tart. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Student Prospectus". McDonald College. http://www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/prospective-students/online-prospectus. Retrieved 13 April 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Idato, Michael (14 December 2007). "Kate departs the bay for new horizons". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/kate-departs-the-bay-for-new-horizons/2007/12/13/1197135653594.html. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Davies, Rebecca (17 October 2011). "'Home and Away's Josh Quong Tart confirms departure from show". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s15/home-and-away/news/a345874/home-and-aways-josh-quong-tart-confirms-departure-from-show.html. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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