Murray Bartlett “Hoped And Prayed” For His Role On ‘The Last Of Us’ — Deadline FYC House + HBO Max
deadline.comEmmy Award-winning actor Murray Bartlett made a surprise appearance at the Deadline FYC House event on Friday to discuss his critically acclaimed guest performance on HBO’s record-breaking drama, The Last of Us.
Bartlett costars alongside Nick Offerman in the third episode of the post-apocalyptic series, titled “Long, Long Time,” which debuted earlier this year on January 29.
Named after the lovelorn ballad sung by ’70s icon Linda Ronstadt, the equally as tender episode follows the decades-long relationship between a hardened survivalist named Bill (Offerman) and a kind-hearted stranger named Frank (Bartlett), who fall in love and live out their lives together amidst the collapsed world.
The 75-minute episode, written by co-creator and showrunner Craig Mazin and directed by Peter Hoar, set the internet ablaze and garnered a lot of praise for Offerman and Bartlett on their visceral and career-defining performances.
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