Mr Porter Discovers the Allure of Murray Bartlett

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Published January 25, 2023

Murray Bartlett wears a Liberal Youth Ministry sleeveless sweatshirt with Karu Research trousers and Sid Mashburn boots.
Murray Bartlett wears a Liberal Youth Ministry sleeveless sweatshirt, Karu Research trousers, and Sid Mashburn boots. Photo: Daniel Jack Lyons / Mr Porter

Murray Bartlett is drawing considerable attention with his standout performances in The White Lotus, The Last of Us, and Welcome to Chippendales. To share more insight into these roles and others, the Australian actor recently took part in a photoshoot for Mr Porter’s The Journal. Photographer Daniel Jack Lyons captured him wearing luxurious pieces from brands, including Tom Ford, Brunello Cucinelli, and The Row, while Grant Woolhead styled the 51-year-old star.

Bartlett on Unlocking Each New Character

Murray Bartlett explains the trick to switching between characters seamlessly, providing insight into unlocking a character with every part. “There’s something that I’m learning about myself, or there’s some sort of revelation in this character that might even be really uncomfortable, a looking-in-the mirror moment,” says Bartlett. “The key to unlocking a character, I think, is that it’s a sort of exorcism or has some therapeutic element to it.”

Donning a bold pair of leather trousers by Manaaki, Murray Bartlett also wears a Missoni cardigan, Brunello Cucinelli t-shirt, and Enfants Riches Déprimés leather western boots.
Donning a bold pair of leather trousers by Manaaki, Murray Bartlett also wears a Missoni cardigan, Brunello Cucinelli t-shirt, and Enfants Riches Déprimés leather western boots. Photo: Daniel Jack Lyons / Mr Porter

Murray Bartlett Dishes on His Role in The Last of Us

Bartlett feels that The Last of Us has enabled him to expand his range as an actor. “I might have been the more subdued, handsome guy before,” he explains; however, this series gave him a lot of new opportunities. He excitedly remarks: “Now a lot of people are like, ‘That’s the crazy guy.’ I have choices. It’s huge. Choices like I’ve never had before. Even if I made bad choices, just the fact that I have choices is so exciting.”

Connecting with Mr Porter, Murray Bartlett wears Manaaki leather trousers with a Brunello Cucinelli t-shirt and Missoni cardigan.
Connecting with Mr Porter, Murray Bartlett wears Manaaki leather trousers with a Brunello Cucinelli t-shirt and Missoni cardigan. Photo: Daniel Jack Lyons / Mr Porter

Kumail Nanjiani on Bartlett in The White Lotus

According to Kumail Nanjiani, Bartlett’s costar on Hulu’s Welcome to Chippendales, Murray’s character from The White Lotus was significant because “He presents at first glance as sort of a more traditional masculinity, but he’s really not.” Nanjiani explains, “There’s like a real softness at his core. I think someone who looks like Murray, who’s just so handsome, watching someone like that spiral, it’s compelling in a different kind of way…You expect someone like that to be so put together.”

Murray Bartlett Mr Porter The Journal Photoshoot

Relaxing on the corner of a bed, Murray Bartlett wears a Kapital sweater with Brunello Cucinelli socks.
Relaxing on the corner of a bed, Murray Bartlett wears a Kapital sweater with Brunello Cucinelli socks. Photo: Daniel Jack Lyons / Mr Porter

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