Murray Bartlett heads to a resort for his next role (no, not The White Lotus)—& the cast is a gag!
Murray Bartlett is overdue for a little R&R.Though he’s been acting regularly since the ’90s—and became every gay’s dream daddy with Looking—the 52-year-old performer had a major breakthrough in 2021 thanks to his role as put-upon hotel manager Armond in the first season of The White Lotus.Since then, Bartlett’s career hasn’t let off the gas, following that up with season two of the totally ’80s dark comedy Physical, true-crime stripper tale Welcome To Chippendales, and one unforgettable episode of The Last Of Us. (Those latter two projects earned him Supporting Actor and Guest Actor Emmy nods, making him a double nominee this year.)Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.And, after all that hard work, the man deserves a little vacation, no?A post shared by Murray Bartlett (@murray.bartlett)So, he’s headed off for another resort getaway.
Only, this one happens to be at the Tranquillum House, a health and wellness retreat with some shady practices—and the setting for Hulu’s drama series, Nine Perfect Strangers.After reporting that Bartlett was in talks to join the ensemble mystery this past summer, Variety has confirmed that he’ll headline its second season, opposite returning star—and fellow Aussie—Nicole Kidman.Based off the best-selling Liane Moriarty novel, the first season of Nine Perfect Strangers saw Kidman’s curiously accented Masha welcome a group to her coastal resort, where guests were unknowingly drugged, secrets were revealed, and things got messy fast.Details are sparse about the story this time around, so it remains unclear how Masha finds her way back to Tranquillum House, or what role Bartlett might play in all of it.
All we know is that his character’s name is Brian, but who is Brian? A new guest with a shady past? A colleague of Masha’s with a shady past?
