Directed credits
22
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John Polson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 18All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 15337
IMDb ID: nm0689852
Known for: Acting
Born: September 6, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2025
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 7.17
Wikidata: Q164131
Frequent jobs
Director (22)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)
Biography
John Polson is an Australian actor, director and founder of "Tropfest", the world's largest short film festival.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Polson.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Polson.
Director • 8 eps
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021 • Series
Director • 3 eps
The Wilds
2020 • Series
Director • 1 eps
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 • Series
Director • 2 eps
FBI
2018 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Chicago Med
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Fear the Walking Dead
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Zoo
2015 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Chicago P.D.
2014 • Series
Director • 19 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Body of Proof
2011 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Walking Dead
2010 • Series
Director • 1 eps
No Ordinary Family
2010 • Series
Director • 6 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
Director • 4 eps
FlashForward
2009 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Good Wife
2009 • Series
Director • 5 eps
The Mentalist
2008 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Fringe
2008 • Series
Director • 7 eps
Without a Trace
2002 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Polson.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Polson.
Director • 3 eps
Chicago P.D.
2014 • Series
Director • 5 eps
The Mentalist
2008 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Chicago Med
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Fringe
2008 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Walking Dead
2010 • Series
Director • 2 eps
FBI
2018 • Series
Director • 8 eps
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021 • Series
Director • 6 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
Director • 19 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
Director • 1 eps
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Fear the Walking Dead
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Good Wife
2009 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Polson.
as Billy Baird
Mission: Impossible II
2000 • Movie
as Tom
Sirens
1994 • Movie
as Himself
Deadline
1997 • Movie
Director
Hide and Seek
2005 • Movie
as Scott Whitlam
The Dry
2021 • Movie
Director
Swimfan
2002 • Movie
Director
Tenderness
2009 • Movie
as Greg
The Sum of Us
1994 • Movie
as Glenn Sprague
The Boys
1998 • Movie
as Leo
For Love Alone
1986 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Polson.
Director • 5 eps
The Mentalist
2008 • Series
Director • 2 eps
FBI
2018 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Walking Dead
2010 • Series
Director • 6 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Chicago P.D.
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Good Wife
2009 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Chicago Med
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Fringe
2008 • Series
Director • 19 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
Director • 7 eps
Without a Trace
2002 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Fear the Walking Dead
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Polson.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Polson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Polson.
as Scott Whitlam
The Dry
2021 • Movie
as Billy Baird
Mission: Impossible II
2000 • Movie
as Glenn Sprague
The Boys
1998 • Movie
as Himself
Deadline
1997 • Movie
as Richard Turner
Kangaroo Palace
1997 • Movie
as Jonah
Idiot Box
1997 • Movie
as Tom
Audacious
1995 • Movie
as Narrator
Lipstick
1994 • Movie
as Greg
The Sum of Us
1994 • Movie
as Tom
Sirens
1994 • Movie
as Private Jimmy Fenton
Blood Oath
1990 • Movie
as Billy
Raw Nerve
1990 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Polson.
as Ronald • 4 eps
The Last Anniversary
2025 • Series
as Richard Turner • 2 eps
Kangaroo Palace
1997 • Series
1 eps
Big Sky
1997 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994 • Series
as John • 4 eps
Always Afternoon
1988 • Series
as Serge • 10 eps
Vietnam
1987 • Series
as Garth Manso • 1 eps
Rafferty's Rules
1987 • Series
as Michael Jordan • 1 eps
The Flying Doctors
1986 • Series