TODD LONG
Stage & Screen
The Skinny
My first career was in show business as an actor, director, and rock musician. After a journey in professional philosophy, which I still do and love, my talented daughter (Sophie Rhiannon Long) pulled me back to acting. We've worked on several projects together, including Willy Wonka: The Musical, Trusting Chloe, a 17-time award-winning movie we co-wrote and perform in together, and Turkey Boy. My recent performances include 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 be trained by 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), as well as many wonderful directors and actors I've worked with over the years who've taught by example.
Latest
As Billy Rome in Trusting Chloe, now streaming on Vimeo On Demand


I play Scrooge in this hilarious send up of community theater and A Christmas Carol
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 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.


Rent or buy Trusting Chloe, and view the trailer, blooper reel, and a deleted scene.
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:


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


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