Biography

Taylor A. Purdee is the first bi-racial director/star of African American descent to have a fiction film theatrically released in America in the 21st Century. That release also made Purdee the youngest director with a film in major American theatre chains in both 2020 and 2021. Both the original screenplay and music for his debut film, "Killian & the Comeback Kids," have been preserved by The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

He is the son of actor Nathan Purdee and producer/documentarian Roberta Morris Purdee. After working on their films as a teenager he received a BA in theatre from Fordham University.

As a producer he has overseen the protection and re-release of screen legend Lee Grant's documentary work, curating the "worlds first virtual repertory series" 20th Century Woman: The Documentary Films of Lee Grant. As an actor, he's appeared on hit TV shows like Gotham and Marvel's Iron Fist, and the surprise Finnish hit Nerd: DragonSlayer666. His folk-rock duo, The Cumberland Kids, provided both the original score and original songs for Killian & the Comeback Kids.
- IMDb mini biography by: LM

Purdee often composes the music for his projects solo, or with Cumberland Kids bandmate Liam Higgins.

He, and mother Roberta Morris Purdee, consistently work as producing partners.

Purdee is responsible for the revival and re-release of academy award winner Lee Grant's work as a documentarian.

As a child his mother asked that he try to write as many roles for himself and his father, actor Nathan Purdee, as he could. He continues to do so.