Toby Truslove is an Australian film, theatre and television actor.

Early life Truslove grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and holidayed on Rottnest Island with his family every summer. His father, Mike, went to the seminary for three years with the idea of becoming a priest, before he met his wife, Georgia, while he was singing in a folk band. They got married and moved to London for a few years, before moving back to Perth, where Truslove was born. He grew up living next door to his paternal grandparents, Eileen and Gary.

Career In 2001, Truslove appeared on the television drama series Crash Palace as Bryan Rossiter. He has since made guest appearances on Australian TV series including All Saints, McLeod's Daughters, The Strip, Thank God You're Here and The Librarians.

In 2011 he starred in two ABC TV comedy series Laid and Outland. He also appears in the comedy feature Scumbus. In 2012 he was the lead in The Strange Calls. Onstage he has played Sam in the Belvoir St. Theatre's 2012 production of Strange Interlude, as well as Victor Prynne in Noël Coward's play Private Lives – another Belvoir production.

Truslove was one of the team captains on Channel 7's Slide Show and went on to star in the comedy TV series Utopia and U.S. series La Brea.

Truslove co-hosted the 2014 New Year's Eve broadcast for the ABC with Julia Zemiro.

In 2024, Truslove would return for the second series of Scrublands.

Truslove also works as a host and MC in the corporate arena. He has been the co-host of Splendour In The Grass music festival and has hosted nationwide events for the Canadian Tourism Commission.

Personal life

Truslove cites his mother as the inspiration for his career in acting. He does not consider himself to be religious, despite having participated in the Catholic Church as a child.

Truslove dated actress Tory Mussett for seven years. He went on to date comedian Celia Pacquola from 2008 to 2013. They broke up due to the strain of a long-distance relationship. He then dated actress Michala Banas, whom he had met many years earlier. After three years together, they eloped in Central Park on 29 April 2019, while on holiday in New York.

Truslove's father Mike died in 2014, within a year of being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 2003 The Pact Attendant Feature film 2008 Soft Cop Police Officer Short film 2009 I Can't Believe It's Not Better Bob Hilbert TV movie 2010 Smoking Will Kill You Bill Short film 2011 I Love You Too Racquetball Guy #1 Feature film 2012 The Strange Calls Officer Tony Banks Short film 2011 How to Make a Monster Ross Short film 2011 Clicked Jake Short film 2012 Scumbus Jessie Redmond Feature film 2013 The 8 Inch Pinch Constable Benchley 2013 Martha Arthur Eric Colby Short film 2014 Josh Josh Hemsworth Short film 2016 Comedy Showroom: Bleak Matt TV movie 2019 Koko: A Red Dog Story Kriv Stenders Feature film 2019 Pentimento Noah Short film 2020 Teenage Rangers Davis Short film 2021 Don't Come In..Yet! Short film 2023 Ashes Greta Garbo Short film

Television Year Title Role Type 2001 Crash Palace Bryan Rossiter TV series 2003 All Saints Chris Wiley TV series, 1 episode 2004 McLeod's Daughters Gary TV series, 1 episode 2008 The Strip Dayne Gibson TV series, 1 episode 2010 The Librarians Dave TV series, 1 episode 2010 Sleuth 101 Nigel Hay TV series, season 1, episode 6: "Late and Live starring Julia Morris" 2012 The Strange Calls Officer Tony Banks Miniseries, 6 episodes 2012 Outland Max Miniseries, 6 episodes 2012 Tangle Josh Gray TV series, 1 episode 2011–12 Laid Zach TV series, 12 episodes) 2012 Lowdown Brent Morrison TV series, 1 episode 2013 #7DaysLater Prime Minister Toby Mann TV series, 1 episode 2014 Offspring Stephen TV series, 1 episode 2014 Night Terrace Hostile Takeover Commander / Vraxnol Podcast series, 2 episodes 2014–19 Utopia Karsten Leith TV series, seasons 1–4, 16 episodes 2015 House Husbands Joel TV series, 1 episode 2016 Molly Morris Miniseries, 1 episode 2017 Get Krack!n Hunter Jack TV series, 1 episode 2018 Wrong Kind of Black Barry Miniseries, 4 episodes 2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy Boyfriend Andy TV series, season 2, episode 9: "Jeremy's Nerd Candy Story" 2019 Bad Mothers Detective Holland Miniseries, 5 episodes 2019 Metro Sexual Nurse Fletcher TV series, 1 episode 2019–21 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Samuel Birnside TV series, 12 episodes 2021 La Brea Senior Agent Adam Markman TV series, 8 episodes 2023 North Shore Justin Makepeace TV series, 5 episodesRock Island Mysteries Radio DJTV series:3 episodes2023–presentScrublandsDoug MonktonTV series

Television (as self) Year Title Role Type 2008–09 This Is Your Laugh Improvisational actor TV series 2009 Thank God You're Here Self TV series, 2 episodes 2009 The Breast Darn Show in Town Guest TV special 2011 Some Say Love Various characters TV series, 1 episode 2012 The Unbelievable Truth Guest TV series 2012 Randling Panellist TV series 2013 Tractor Monkeys Team member TV series, season 1, episode 3 2013–14 Slide Show Team Captain TV series 2014 New Year's Eve broadcast for the ABC Co-host (with Julia Zemiro TV special 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest Commentator TV special 2015 Darren & Brose Guest TV series, episode 4 2016 The Big Music Quiz Guest TV series, episode 7

Audio series Year Title Role Notes 2021 The Bazura Project's Radio Free Cinema Guest 2023 Night Terrace Vraxnall / Hostile Takeover Commander Episodes: "Moving House" / "The Outsourcing"

Stage Year Title Role Type 1994 A Streetcar Named Desire New Dolphin Theatre, Perth 2000–01 Troilus and Cressida Troilus Melbourne Athenaeum, Playhouse, Canberra & Sydney Opera House for Bell Shakespeare 2006–07 Like There's No Tomorrow Old Fitzroy Theatre & Newtown Theatre 2006 Eddie, Eddie's Id, Eddie's Ego and Every-eddie-else Newtown Theatre 2007 Strangelove The Musical Fortyfivedownstairs 2008 Beaconsfield: A Musical in A-Flat Minor The Butterfly Club, Melbourne 2009 Beaconsfield: A Musical In No Particular Key Arthur's Bar at Rosati, Melbourne 2009 33 Variations Mike Comedy Theatre, Melbourne 2012 Strange Interlude Sam Belvoir St. Theatre 2012 Private Lives Victor Prynne Belvoir St Theatre 2013 The Cherry Orchard Trofimov Southbank Theatre for MTC 2014 The Speechmaker Ed Playhouse, Melbourne for MTC 2014 Children of the Sun Protasov Sydney Opera House for STC 2016 The Beast Rob Sydney Opera House, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne & Lyric Theatre, QPAC 2018 Bliss Harry Joy Malthouse Theatre & Belvoir St Theatre 2020 Home, I'm Darling Johnny Southbank Theatre for MTC 2020 Summerfolk Belvoir St Theatre 2021 The Boomkak Panto John Belvoir St Theatre 2023 Starfish the Redacted La Mama for The New Rich Theatre Co Wolf Lullaby Macbeth Romeo and Juliet

Awards and nominations Year Festival Award Nominated work Result 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Laid 2012 Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Laid 2013 Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outland 2013 Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Laid 2020 The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF) Best Actor Pentimento 2020 Top Shorts Film Festival Best Actor Pentimento

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