He worked mostly as a character actor and had supporting roles in the films Patton, Soylent Green, and The Silent Partner.

[1] Directly following high school at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute where he was student president,[2] he signed with the Cleveland Indians, but his professional bid ended when he seriously injured his knee playing ice hockey.

Upon returning to Toronto, Young decided to become a full-time actor, originally billing himself under his birth name and appearing in leads on both daytime and primetime TV dramas.

Young progressed to high-ranking character actor, working in such films as Patton, Soylent Green, and The Silent Partner with appearances in lower-budget projects like The Mask of Sheba, Rage, and Lifeguard.

Young slowed his activity entering the millennium, with his final appearance in the 2013 low budget independent film The Angel Inn.