Tosh Greenslade Explained

Tosh Greenslade
Birthname:Tosh Greenslade
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2012–2022

Tosh Greenslade is an Australian former actor, author and voice over artist known mainly for his work on Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell.[1]

While he studied at The National Theatre Drama School, Greenslade performed in a show directed by Francis Greenslade, to whom he is not related despite sharing a surname.[2] Years later, during the pre-production of Mad as Hell, Francis remembered and recommended Tosh to Micallef. Greenslade auditioned for the show and was cast as a member of the core ensemble. It was his first television appearance.[3] On Mad as Hell, he played a diverse range of characters, such as advertising guru Flornoy Quimbie and ranting idiophobe Caspar Jonquil.[4]

He played the role of Marcus in (2013). In 2014, he appeared twice as a panelist on Dirty Laundry Live and was a guest on Live on Bowen. In 2015, as well as appearing in season 5 of Mad as Hell, he played the role of Phil in the movie, The Subjects.[5] He authored the 2020 satirical novel The Scomo Diaries published by Penguin Random House.[6]

Greenslade left the entertainment profession after Mad As Hell ended and became a copywriter working for Dentsu Creative.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell. ABC Television. 2014-10-31.
  2. Web site: "It's about the writing" says Mad as Hell's Roz Hammond . Knox . David . 12 July 2012 . TV Tonight . TV Tonight . 10 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Interview with Shaun on Mad As Hell . Shaun Micallef Online! . 2018-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070728/http://www.shaunmicallefonline.com/?p=1256 . 2014-10-06.
  4. Web site: Meet the man behind the loudest man on TV . TV Tonight. David. Knox. 28 August 2017. 30 September 2018.
  5. Web site: The Subjects (2015) . IMDb . 2018-09-23.
  6. Web site: The Scomo Diaries . The Scomo Diaries . 2020-07-06.
  7. News: Green . Ricki . DENTSU CREATIVE MELBOURNE GROWS WITH EIGHT NEW APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING TRENT HENDRICK AS CD . 21 December 2022 . Campaign Brief . 27 October 2022.