Taylor Long

Taylor Long (he/him) is an award-winning actor, born and raised in Halifax, NS. He was born missing his fibula bone in both legs which led to double below-the-knee amputations before he was two years old.

He discovered his love for singing and acting at Neptune Theatre’s youth company, performing Marius in their production of Les Misérables. After high school, Taylor studied opera at Dalhousie University and performed frequently in musical theatre productions on the East Coast. 

Taylor took a break from acting in 2017 after moving to Toronto. He returned to the stage in 2023 and has been working consistently since, with credits including Shrek: the Musical (Drayton Entertainment), Next to Normal andFalsettos (Bowtie Productions), Cabaret (Horrorshow Productions), and Ordinary Days (Shifting Ground Collective).

For his work in Falsettos, Taylor won the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto award for Best Performer in a Musical (Non-Professional) and was nominated for Outstanding Performance in a Musical for the My Entertainment World 2024 Critics’ Pick Awards, with My Entertainment World adding, “Long has quickly become one of the most recognizable faces in Toronto’s thriving indie musical theatre scene.”

In television and film, Taylor has appeared in Jay Dahl’s Halloween Party, on the hit Canadian comedy, Mr. D, in season 2 of The Squeaky Wheel: Canada, and in Season 4 of The UnBelievable with Dan Akroyd.