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John Polson

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John Polson was born at Paddington Women's Hospital in Sydney in 1965 to Marie Francis and Ron Polson, a piano player and jazz singer respectively. In his early years his ambition was to become a saxophone player, but he was seduced by acting at age 17. He performed in the theater for the next few years but soon moved into television and film... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (16 titles)
2013 Elementary (TV series)
– Heroine (2013)
– The Deductionist (2013)
– M. (2013)
 
2011-2013 Blue Bloods (TV series)
– Ends and Means (2013)
– Nightmares (2012)
– Old Wounds (2012)
– Parenthood (2012)
– Friendly Fire (2011)
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2009-2011 The Mentalist (TV series)
– Blood and Sand (2011)
– Cackle-Bladder Blood (2010)
– Blood in, Blood Out (2010)
– Blood Brothers (2009)
– Red John's Friends (2009)
 
2011 Body of Proof (TV series)
– All in the Family (2011)
 
2011 Lie to Me (TV series)
– Rebound (2011)
 
2010 No Ordinary Family (TV series)
– No Ordinary Mobster (2010)
 
2010 Happy Town (TV series)
– This Is Why We Stay (2010)
 
2010 FlashForward (TV series)
– Future Shock (2010)
– Countdown (2010)
– Revelation Zero: Part 1 (2010)
– Revelation Zero: Part 2 (2010)
 
2009 The Good Wife (TV series)
– Unorthodox (2009)
 
2006-2009 Without a Trace (TV series)
– Devotion (2009)
– Closure (2008)
– Driven (2008)
– Hard Reset (2008)
– Lost Boy (2007)
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2009 Fringe (TV series)
– The No-Brainer (2009)
 
2009 Tenderness
 
2005 Hide and Seek
 
2002 Swimfan
 
1999 Siam Sunset
 
1995 What's Going On, Frank? (short)
 
Show ShowActor (32 titles)
2011 CR Mission: Impossible (Video Game)
Billy Baird
 
2003 Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (Video Game)
Billy Baird (voice)
 
2000 Mission: Impossible II
Billy Baird
 
1998 The Boys
Glenn Sprague
 
1997 Kangaroo Palace (TV movie)
Richard Turner
 
1997 Big Sky (TV series)
Jimbo's Competitor
– Navstar (1997) … Jimbo's Competitor
 
1996 Idiot Box
Jonah
 
1995 Back of Beyond
Nick
 
1995 What's Going On, Frank? (short)
Frank
 
1991-1995 G.P. (TV series)
Brendan / Nick
– The Carrot & the Stick (1995) … Nick
– So Makes the Man (1991) … Brendan
 
1995 Stitched
Johnny Peterson
 
1995 Audacious (short)
Tom
 
1994 The Sum of Us
Greg
 
1994 Heartland (TV mini-series)
Patrick
 
1994 Gino
Stan
 
1993 Candy Regentag
Cyril
 
1993 Sirens
Tom
 
1993 A Country Practice (TV series)
Robbie Agnew
– 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
 
1992 Embassy (TV series)
Vince Cooper
 
1990 More Winners: The Journey (TV movie)
Arthur
 
1990 Prisoners of the Sun
Private Jimmy Fenton
 
1990 Call Me Mr. Brown
Brian Day
 
1990 Tender Hooks
Tony
 
1990 Raw Nerve
Billy
 
1990 The Flying Doctors (TV series)
Michael Jordan
– Rest in Peace (1990) … Michael Jordan
 
1988 Dadah Is Death (TV movie)
Kevin Barlow
 
1988 Always Afternoon (TV series)
John
 
1987 Vietnam (TV mini-series)
Serge
 
1987 Captain James Cook (TV mini-series)
George Forster
 
1987 Dangerous Game
Tony
 
1986 For Love Alone
Leo
 
1985 Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe (TV movie)
Deejay Saxophone
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2013 Sydney Unplugged (producer) (pre-production)
 
2011/I Bear (short) (producer)
 
2007-2008 Without a Trace (TV series) (producer - 18 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)
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2007 September (producer)
 
1995 What's Going On, Frank? (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1995 What's Going On, Frank? (short)
 
1994 Fuckwit (short) (second assistant director)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2008 The Square (special thanks)
 
1999 Two Hands (thanks)
 
1998 Three Chords and a Wardrobe (short) (special thanks)
 
1995 Swinger (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2005 Hide and Seek: Do You Want to Play? The Making of 'Hide and Seek' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Good Day Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2000 Behind the Mission: The Making of 'M:I-2' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Russell Gilbert Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (2000) … Himself
 
1997/I Deadline (short)
Himself
 

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Creator of the short movie festival Tropfest in Sydney in 1993. Today, John is the creative director of what is now called Sony Tropfest and has become the world's largest short film festival. See more »

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