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6 September 1965, Sydney, Australia more

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John Polson was born at Paddington Women's Hospital in Sydney in 1965... more

Trivia:

Creator of the short movie festival Tropfest in Sydney in 1993. Today... more

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Up 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations more

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(13 articles)

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Filmography

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In Development
	1.	The Up and Comer (details only on IMDb Pro)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (2003) (VG)	(voice) Billy Baird	2003	-	6.1 (37)

2.	Mission: Impossible II (2000)	Billy Baird	2000	$545M	5.7 (79,340)
	AKAs: M:I-2 (USA: DVD box title (promotional abbreviation)) Mission: Impossible II (Germany)
3.	The Boys (1998)	Glenn Sprague	1998	-	6.9 (570)

4.	Kangaroo Palace (1997) (TV)	Richard Turner	1997	-	6.3 (32)

5.	"Big Sky" (1997/I)	Jimbo's Competitor (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	7.0 (20)
	1 TV episode: Navstar (1997) Jimbo's Competitor
6.	Idiot Box (1996)	Jonah	1996	-	6.1 (407)

7.	Back of Beyond (1995)	Nick	1995	-	5.4 (95)

8.	"G.P." (1989)	Brendan / Nick (2 episodes, 1991-1995)	1995	-	7.1 (32)
	2 TV episodes: The Carrot & the Stick (1995) Nick So Makes the Man (1991) Brendan
9.	Audacious (1995)	Tom	1995	-	5.6 (9)

10.	Stitched (1995)	Johnny Peterson	1995	-	-

11.	The Sum of Us (1994)	Greg	1994	-	7.1 (2,621)

12.	"Heartland" (1994)	Patrick	1994	-	7.3 (55)
	AKAs: Burned Bridge (Australia: alternative title)
13.	Gino (1994)	Stan	1994	-	6.3 (13)

14.	What's Going On, Frank? (1994)	Frank	1994	-	5.2 (34)

15.	Sirens (1993)	Tom	1993	-	5.7 (5,355)

16.	"A Country Practice" (1981)	Robbie Agnew (4 episodes, 1993)	1993	-	7.6 (97)
	4 TV episodes: True Confessions: Part 2 (1993) Robbie Agnew True Confessions: Part 1 (1993) Robbie Agnew Tears for Fears: Part 1 (1993) Robbie Agnew Tears for Fears: Part 2 (1993) Robbie Agnew
17.	"Embassy" (1990)	Vince Cooper (unknown episodes, 1992)	1992	-	8.7 (9)

18.	More Winners: The Journey (1990) (TV)	Arthur	1990	-	-
	AKAs: Touch the Sun: The Journey
19.	Blood Oath (1990)	Private Jimmy Fenton	1990	-	6.8 (392)
	AKAs: Prisoners of the Sun (USA)
20.	Call Me Mr. Brown (1990)	Brian Day	1990	-	8.3 (17)

21.	"The Flying Doctors" (1986)	Michael Jordan (1 episode, 1990)	1990	-	6.5 (139)
	1 TV episode: Rest in Peace (1990) Michael Jordan
22.	Raw Nerve (1990)	Billy	1990	-	2.9 (6)

23.	Candy Regentag (1989)	Cyril	1989	-	5.0 (16)
	AKAs: Kiss the Night (Australia: video title)
24.	Tender Hooks (1989)	Tony	1989	-	4.5 (7)

25.	Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV)	Kevin Barlow	1988	-	6.9 (86)
	AKAs: A Long Way from Home (Australia) Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way from Home Deadly Decision
26.	"Always Afternoon" (1988)	John	1988	-	-

27.	"Vietnam" (1987)	Serge	1987	-	8.2 (190)

28.	"Captain James Cook" (1987)	George Forster	1987	-	8.0 (129)
	AKAs: Capitán Cook (Spain) Capitaine James Cook (France) Wind und Sterne (West Germany)
29.	Dangerous Game (1987)	Tony	1987	-	4.2 (103)

30.	For Love Alone (1986)	Leo	1986	-	5.9 (60)

31.	Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe (1985) (TV)	Deejay Saxophone	1985	-	7.8 (28)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Without a Trace" (2002)	producer (18 episodes, 2007-2008)	2008	-	7.5 (37)
	AKAs: W.A.T (USA: short title) 18 TV episodes: Cloudy with a Chance of Gettysburg (2008) (producer) Push Comes to Shove (2008) (producer) Last Call (2008) (producer) Satellites (2008) (producer) Driven (2008) (producer) 13 episodes not shown.
2.	September (2007)	(producer)	2007	-	6.6 (174)

3.	What's Going On, Frank? (1994)	(producer)	1994	-	5.2 (34)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Good Wife" (2009)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	-
	1 TV episode: Unorthodox (2009)
2.	"The Mentalist" (2008)	(2 episodes, 2009)	2009	-	-
	2 TV episodes: Blood Brothers (2009) Red John's Friends (2009)
3.	"Without a Trace" (2002)	(7 episodes, 2006-2009)	2009	-	7.5 (37)
	AKAs: W.A.T (USA: short title) 7 TV episodes: Devotion (2009) Closure (2008) Driven (2008) Hard Reset (2008) Lost Boy (2007) 2 episodes not shown.
4.	"Fringe" (2008)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	-
	1 TV episode: The No-Brainer (2009)
5.	"Happy Town" (post-production) (2009)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	-
	1 TV episode: This Is Why We Stay (2009)
6.	Tenderness (2008/I)		2008	-	6.2 (858)

7.	Hide and Seek (2005)		2005	-	5.6 (28,041)

8.	Swimfan (2002)		2002	-	4.6 (8,929)
	AKAs: Swimf@n (USA: alternative title) Tell Me You Love Me
9.	Siam Sunset (1999)		1999	-	6.3 (748)

10.	What's Going On, Frank? (1994)		1994	-	5.2 (34)

Writer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	What's Going On, Frank? (1994)	(writer)	1994	-	5.2 (34)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Fuckwit (1994)	(second assistant director)	1994	-	5.3 (7)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Square (2008)	(special thanks)	2008	-	6.4 (501)

2.	Two Hands (1999)	(thanks)	1999	-	7.0 (4,145)

3.	Three Chords and a Wardrobe (1998)	(special thanks)	1998	-	4.8 (6)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Hide and Seek: Do You Want to Play? The Making of 'Hide and Seek' (2005) (V)	Himself	2005	-	5.8 (25)

2.	"Good Day Live" (2001)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	1.6 (20)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 27 January 2005 (2005) Himself
3.	Behind the Mission: The Making of 'M:I-2' (2000) (V)	Himself	2000	-	4.1 (67)
	AKAs: Behind the Mission: The Making of 'Mission: Impossible II' (USA: DVD title)
4.	"Russell Gilbert Live" (2000)	Himself (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.9 (2000) Himself
5.	Deadline (1997)	Himself	1997	-	6.6 (17)

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Independent Film | Australia | Murder | Australian Outback more

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