TODD LONG

Stage & Screen

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Dave in Clinched


The Skinny

My first career was in show business as a stage actor, director, and rock & roll musician. After a long detour through professional philosophy, which I still do and love, my talented daughter (Sophie Rhiannon Long) pulled me back to the stage and screen. In recent years, we've worked on several projects together, including Willy Wonka: The Musical and our latest, Trusting Chloe, a 17-time award-winning movie we co-wrote and perform in together.

I was fortunate to go through Barbara Sizemore's performing arts program (Warren Central H.S. in Vicksburg, Mississippi), Denise Halbach's fabulous Lendon Players (Hinds Community College), and the University of Southern Mississippi's theatre program, where I was trained by Larry Mullican, Bob Funk, Blaine Quarnstrom, and R.B. Hill. I'm thankful for the many wonderful directors and actors I've worked with over the years who've taught by example.

Latest

I play Al in The Baby Dance for Players West at The Clark Center

As Billy Rome in Trusting Chloe, now streaming on Vimeo On Demand

Trusting Chloe

Monkeysweat Productions presents Trusting Chloe, a comedy short (38:07) produced, directed, and co-written by Todd Long. Featuring Natalia Noriega, Todd Long, Sophie Rhiannon Long, Phineas Peters, Karen 'Kaz' Kahn, and Gregg Wolff, Trusting Chloe has been officially selected and screened at multiple film festivals, winning 17 awards and nominated for 3 others at festivals and film competitions.

Billy Rome, a middle-age rock star, and Esperanza, his ardent Latina wife, learn the hard way how to manage a teen daughter and their wacky love life in a comedy set on California's central coast.

See the trailer, meet the actors & crew, and find out how Trusting Chloe came to life.

Movie poster of the movie Trusting Chloe
Movie poster of the movie Trusting Chloe
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Rent or buy Trusting Chloe, and view the trailer, blooper reel, and a deleted scene.

Press & Media

IndieEye Film Awards Review of Trusting Chloe (YouTube)

Cambria Film Festival Filmmaker Talk (Vimeo)

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Spotlight Film Awards
2021 Award-Winning Filmmakers in the Spotlight

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Dave Congalton Interview (KVEC)
Radio interview with Todd Long and Randi Barros, April 2023
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Film Awards


Best Actor Feature Film, Stockholm City Film Festival (December 2021)
Best Ensemble Cast - Short Film or Webisode, Silicon Beach Film Festival (October 2021)
Best First-Time Director, Naples Film Awards (May 2021)
Best Comedy, Paris Film Festival (April 2021)
Best Comedy Film, Sweden Film Awards (September 2021)
Best Feature Film, Stockholm City Film Festival (December 2021)
Best Web Series, IndieEye Film Awards (March 2021)
Web Series of the Year, IndieEye Film Awards (2021)
Silver Award: Web/TV Pilot, Hollywood Gold Awards (March 2021)
Award of Special Mention: TV-Pilot Program, Best Shorts Competition (June 2021)
Silver Award: Comedy Short, Spotlight Film Awards (2021)
Nominee: Best Comedy (Long Short), AltFF Alternative Film Festival (Fall 2021)

A list of all 17 film awards for Trusting Chloe is available on the official Trusting Chloe website.

For work as an actor & director on Trusting Chloe:

Headshots

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IMDb

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Todd Long as Uncle Joe in Willy Wonka: The Musical
Todd Long as Uncle Joe in Willy Wonka: The Musical

Performance Pictures

Todd Long as Dave in the movie Clinched.
Todd Long as Dave in the movie Clinched.
Todd Long as King Arthur in Camelot
Todd Long as King Arthur in Camelot

Uncle Joe in Willy Wonka: The Musical

King Arthur in Camelot

Dave in Clinched

Todd Long as Scapin in That Scoundrel Scapin
Todd Long as Scapin in That Scoundrel Scapin

Scapin in That Scoundrel Scapin

Todd Long as Mr. DePinna in You Can't Take it With You
Todd Long as Mr. DePinna in You Can't Take it With You

Mr. DePinna in You Can't Take it With You

Todd Long as Billy Rome in Trusting Chloe
Todd Long as Billy Rome in Trusting Chloe
Todd Long as Roy in Lone Star (1959 Pink Thunderbird)
Todd Long as Roy in Lone Star (1959 Pink Thunderbird)

Roy in Lone Star (1959 Pink Thunderbird)

Billy Rome in Trusting Chloe

Todd Long as Henry Lyppiatt in Present Laugter
Todd Long as Henry Lyppiatt in Present Laugter

Henry Lyppiatt in Present Laughter

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Image of Todd Long as John D'Agata in The Lifespan of a Fact

John D'Agata in The Lifespan of a Fact

Image of Todd Long as Scapin in That Scoundrel Scapin
Image of Todd Long as Scapin in That Scoundrel Scapin

King Arthur in Camelot

Newt Blaylock in The Red Velvet Cake War

Scapin in That Scoundrel Scapin

Hector in Deaths We Don't Sing About

Image of Todd Long as Professor Harstein in the film The Watchman: Vigilius Hafniensis
Image of Todd Long as Professor Harstein in the film The Watchman: Vigilius Hafniensis

Professor Harstein in The Watchman: Vigilius Hafniensis

Herr Schultz in Cabaret

Image of Todd Long as Roland and Kerry Dimaggio as Marianne in Constellations at SLO REP
Image of Todd Long as Roland and Kerry Dimaggio as Marianne in Constellations at SLO REP

Roland in Constellations (SLO REP)