John Polson

John Polson
Polson at the 2013 Tropfest in Sydney, Australia
Born	(1965-09-06) 6 September 1965 (age 58) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1986—present
Spouse	Amanda Harding (m. 2004)

John Polson (born 6 September 1965) is an Australian actor, director and founder of Tropfest.

As an actor, Polson's best known role is probably starring opposite Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson in The Sum of Us (1994).

In February 2001, Polson attended the 12th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in Hokkaidō, Japan, where his film Siam Sunset won the Minami Toshiko Award.^[1] In 2005 he directed the film Hide and Seek, which achieved number one box-office status in America. He also directed the feature film Tenderness starring Russell Crowe and Laura Dern, which was released in 2009.

Polson is the creative founder of Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival. In 2007, Tropfest partnered with the Tribeca Film Festival to present Tropfest@Tribeca in Battery Park. He is also a talented saxophone player. At the APRA Music Awards of 2013, Screen Music Awards ceremony he was presented with the International Achievement Award.^[2]

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Filmography

As director

Year	Title	Notes
1999	Siam Sunset
2002	Swimfan
2005	Hide and Seek
2006-09	Without a Trace	7 episodes
2009-11	The Mentalist	5 episodes
2009	Tenderness
	Fringe	Episode #12: "The No-Brainer"
	The Good Wife	Episode #7: "Unorthdox"
2010	FlashForward	4 episodes
	Happy Town	Episode #5: "This Is Why We Stay"
	No Ordinary Family	Episode #7: "No Ordinary Mobster"
2011	Lie to Me	Episode #45: "Rebound"
2011	Body of Proof	Episode #7: "All in the Family"
2011-13	Blue Bloods	6 episodes
2013-19	Elementary	19 episodes
2015	Zoo	Episode #12: "Wild Things"
2017	The Walking Dead	Episode #105: "The King, the Widow, and Rick"
2018	Fear the Walking Dead	Episode #38: "What's Your Story?"
2019	The Code	Episode #5: "Maggie's Drawers"
2019-22	Chicago Med	4 episodes
2020	The Wilds	3 episodes
2021	FBI	2 episodes
2021	FBI: Most Wanted	Episode: "Hustler"
2021-22	Law & Order: Organized Crime	5 episodes
2021	FBI: International	Episode: "Voice of The People"

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe	Deejay Saxophone	2 episodes
	For Love Alone	Leo
	Call Me Mr. Brown	Brian Day
1987	Vietnam	Serge	10 episode
	Captain James Cook	George Forster	Episode: "#1.3"
	Dangerous Game	Tony
1988	Rafferty's Rules	Garth Manso	Episode: "Peace of Mind"
	Always Afternoon	John	Television film
	Dadah Is Death	Kevin Barlow	Television film
1989	Tender Hooks	Tony
1989	Candy Regentag	Cyril
1990	Prisoners of the Sun	Private Jimmy Fenton	originally released as "Blood Oath"
1990	The Flying Doctors	Michael Jordan	Episode: "Rest in Peace"
1991	G.P.	Brendan	Episode: "So Makes the Man"
1991	The Flying Doctors	Barry Maclntyre	Episode: "Open Day"
1992	Embassy	Vince Cooper	13 episode
1993	Gino	Stan
1993	A Country Practice	Robbie Angnew	4 episode
1994	Heartland	Patrick
	Sirens	Tom
	The Sum of Us	Greg
1995	Audacious	Tom	Short film
	What's Going On Frank?	Frank	Short film
	G.P.	Nick	Episode: "The Carrot the Stick"
	Back of Beyond	Nick
1996	Idiot Box	Jonah
1997	Big Sky	Jimbo's Competition	Episode: "Navstar"
1997	Kangaroo Palace	Richard Turner	Television film
1998	The Boys	Glenn Sprague
2000	Mission: Impossible 2	Billy Baird
2020	The Dry	Scott Whitlam