TODD LONG
Stage & Screen
Detective Clarkson in Another Lost Girl
Latest
As Billy Rome in Trusting Chloe, now streaming on Vimeo On Demand
I play King Duncan, the drunken Porter, and the whey-faced servant in Macbeth at Central Coast Shakespeare Festival, September 26 - October 11
The Skinny
My first career was in show business as an actor, director, and rock musician. After a journey in professional philosophy, which I'm still happy to be on, my talented daughter (Sophie Rhiannon) pulled me back to acting. We've worked on several projects together, including Trusting Chloe (17-time award-winning movie we co-wrote and act in). My recent performances include nine roles in Spring Awakening (Cuesta College), Odysseus in Odysseus Dies at the End (Central Coast Shakespeare Festival), Horatio in Fortinbras (SLO REP), Scrooge in Turkey Boy (Exit Pursued By A Bear), Roland in Constellations (SLO REP), Al in The Baby Dance (Players West), John D'Agata in The Lifespan of a Fact (Santa Maria Civic Theatre), Dave in Clinched (YouTube), & Detective Clarkson in Another Lost Girl (YouTube).
I was fortunate to get early training from Barbara Sizemore (Warren Central High School), Denise Halbach (Hinds Community College), and Larry Mullican, Bob Funk, Blaine Quarnstrom, and R.B. Hill (University of Southern Mississippi).
SHOWREELS
WARNING: includes offensive language
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, 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.
Rent or buy Trusting Chloe, and view the trailer, blooper reel, and a deleted scene.
Press & Media
"Todd Long nails the role of a silly drunk porter who speaks directly to the audience, playing knock knock jokes. Doing double duty, Long also is exceptional as King Duncan thanks to his stage presence and his eloquence."
SLO Review: Shakespeare Festival's "Macbeth" Connects
IndieEye Film Awards Review of Trusting Chloe (YouTube)
Cambria Film Festival Filmmaker Talk (Vimeo)
Spotlight Film Awards
2021 Award-Winning Filmmakers in the Spotlight
Dave Congalton Interview (KVEC)
Radio interview with Todd Long and Randi Barros, April 2023
Hattiesburg American Review: 'Comedy' doubles fun
"Todd Long's rendition of Dromio of Syracuse alone is worth a trip to see the play.... Long carries the character off with the ease of Carol Burnett's CBS cleaning woman.
His facial expressions steal the show, his "black slave" version in the third act is priceless, and what seems to be a natural comic streak eases the audience into the plot."
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.
As an actor & director on Trusting Chloe
Headshots
IMDb
The Porter in Macbeth (photo: Juneau Wong)
The Porter in Macbeth (photo: Juneau Wong)
The Porter in Macbeth
The (whey-face) Servant in Macbeth
Performance Pictures
Uncle Joe in Willy Wonka: The Musical
King Arthur in Camelot
Dave in Clinched
Scapin in That Scoundrel Scapin w/ Joel McCrary
Mr. DePinna in You Can't Take it With You
Roy in Lone Star (1959 Pink Thunderbird) w/ Bobby King
Billy Rome in Trusting Chloe
Henry Lyppiatt in Present Laughter w/ David Moore
John D'Agata in The Lifespan of a Fact
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
Professor Harstein in The Watchman: Vigilius Hafniensis
Herr Schultz in Cabaret
Roland in Constellations (SLO REP)
Detective Frank Clarkson in Another Lost Girl
Dave in Clinched
Al in The Baby Dance (photo by Tracy Waitkus)
Al in The Baby Dance w/ Brianna Deveraux-Allen (photo by Tracy Waitkus)
John D'Agata in The Lifespan of a Fact w/ Jude Walker
Lucifer in Wich of Ye Wode w/ Jill Turnbow
Sir Hugh Evans in The Merry Wives of Windsor (photo: Steve E. Miller)
Odysseus in Where Nobody Knows Your Name
Odysseus in Odysseus Dies at the End (photo: Juneau Wong)
Odysseus in Odysseus Dies at the End w/ Ashley Moses (photo: Juneau Wong)
Herr Sonnenstich in Spring Awakening w/ Ritchie Bermudez & Taylor Chambers
Herr Knockenbruch in Spring Awakening w/ Victoria Culman
Herr Neumann in Spring Awakening w/ Danielle Blauer
King Duncan in Macbeth w/ Jude Walker (photo: Juneau Wong)
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy Department
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0327
USA
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Trusting Chloe Website
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Trusting Chloe on FB
Trusting Chloe on Vimeo on Demand
