Josh Mapleston
Joshua Mapleston is an Australian writer, comic, and actor.
Josh Mapleston | |
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| Born | Joshua Mapleston Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
Mapleston grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. He completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Film Production at the Queensland University of Technology.
Career
In 2017, he won an Emmy award for 'Outstanding Writing in Children's Animation' for his work on Beat Bugs.[1] He is also one of the principle writers for the follow-up animated series 'Motown'.
In the comedy sphere he created and wrote the critically acclaimed I Rock, a narrative comedy series about a struggling indie band. He also starred as the band's misanthropic frontman Nash Taylor.
He wrote and script-edited the action-comedy series Maximum Choppage. In the same year he co-created and wrote the popular web series Ultimate Fanj (Working Group/ABC Television Australia) about the lives of hapless hipsters in inner-city Sydney.
His credits also include a number of popular Australian drama series including romantic comedy The Wrong Girl (Playmaker Media) based on the hit novel by Zoe Foster Blake, dramedy House Husbands (Playmaker Media) and the television adaptation of John Marsden's iconic action-adventure novels Tomorrow, When the War Began (Ambience Entertainment).
He has been nominated for two Australian Writers' Guild Awards for his work on young adult drama series Ready For This and the internationally successful Dance Academy. On top of writing duties he was also Dance Academy's Series Script Editor for Seasons 2 and 3. Both shows were nominated for International Emmy Awards for "Best Children's Series".
As a stand-up comic he has been performing in Australia for over ten years.
Other writing credits include:
- Home and Away, 2007–present (12 Episodes)
- Shortland Street, 2007 (1 Episode)
- McLeod's Daughters, 2001
Personal life
In June 2014, Mapleston married actress Georgina Haig.[2] In March 2017, they welcomed their first child, a daughter.[3][4] In February 2024, the couple revealed that they were expecting their second child, a boy.[5]
References
- Knox, David (30 April 2017). "Beat Bugs wins Daytime Creative Emmy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- Logan, Michael (18 September 2014). "Once Upon a Time Gets Frozen When Anna and Elsa Visit Storybrooke". TV Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- Julian Haig (24 August 2017). "It's been amazing having my sister @georgettehaig in Vancouver and working on her strength and overall fitness. She started two weeks ago from next to no training and she had a baby 5 months ago so her core in particular was very weak as to be expected. It's amazing how far she's come in just two weeks..." Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via Instagram.
- Georgina Haig (18 September 2017). "That was the BEST fun!! Thanks for letting us run a muck! #whitecaps #bcplace #bcchildrenshospital". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via Instagram.
From iamseanmaguire: Great to see you and Josh and to meet the newest little princess to join the gang. She's ridiculously adorable.
- Georgina Haig [@georgettehaig] (9 February 2024). "What a fantastic night at the industry @aacta awards!! Thank you so much for having us and the @ashes_short_film team we were honoured to be there amongst stellar company. And there was an ice cream stand. Our son's first red carpet 😍😍😍..." – via Instagram.