Tosh Greenslade

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Tosh Greenslade
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Tosh Greenslade
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Years active2012–2022

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] [3] 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. [4] On Mad as Hell, he played a diverse range of characters, such as advertising guru Flornoy Quimbie and ranting idiophobe Caspar Jonquil. [2]

He played the role of Marcus in Paper Giants: Magazine Wars (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]

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  6. "The Scomo Diaries". The Scomo Diaries. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. Green, Ricki (27 October 2022). "DENTSU CREATIVE MELBOURNE GROWS WITH EIGHT NEW APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING TRENT HENDRICK AS CD". Campaign Brief. Retrieved 21 December 2022.