Dr. Matt Harmon in the ABC Daytime drama "Port Charles"
Mitch Longley originates the role of Dr. Matt Harmon in the ABC Daytime drama "Port Charles." Dr. Harmon,
who uses a wheelchair since being injured in a skiing accident, is determined to educate those around him that he is
a man who doesn't allow his physical limitations to get in the way of achieving his career goals in the field of
medicine.
Like his character, Mr. Longley uses a wheelchair since a car accident a few weeks before he turned eighteen. He
survived a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. But he never gave up his goal of
becoming an actor, something he had dreamed of since he was five years old.
After appearing in a Ralph Lauren Polo print ad, he caught the attention of casting agents and landed a role on the
television series "Another World." Other television credits include "Vanishing Son" and "Burning Zone." He
appeared on stage in a one-man show that he also wrote called "Courting Darkness."
Mr. Longley is the founder of the non-profit organization SOWOHO, Spirit of the Wounded Horse, Inc., which
helps underprivileged Native Americans with physical disabilities. In November, 1990, he traveled to Egypt and
conducted research on disability-related issues.
Longley is a vegetarian and in his spare time enjoys swimming, tennis, yoga, and photography.
