Murray Bartlett was raised in Perth, Australia and was later educated at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art where he graduated with a degree in performing arts. While in Australia, he pursued an acting career, including a high-profile role in the Australian series, headLand. 2000 saw Bartlett moving to the United States and getting cast on HBO's
Sex and the City , where he played Oliver Spencer. In 2007, he was cast for the role of Cyrus Foley in the soap opera, Guiding Light. Bartlett's other television credits include Flipper, Murder Call, Above the Law,
All My Children and Farscape.
Cyrus Foley is played by Murray Bartlett in the soap opera Guiding Light. Cyrus is an accomplished thief who, together with his partner in crime, Dinah Marler, spent most of his time robbing their way into Europe until he was finally arrested. After serving his time, he moved to Springfield, extorting money from Vanessa Chamberlain Reardon so that his past would not be revealed to Dinah's husband, AC Mallet. He also got involved with Marina Cooper.
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