Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John Polson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 17All crew credits: 27
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: 7.13
Wikidata: Q164131
Frequent jobs
Director (21)Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)Thanks (1)
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.
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Director • 8 eps
2021 Series
7.6
FBI: Most Wanted
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.9
FBI
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Fear the Walking Dead
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.7
Zoo
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.4
Chicago P.D.
Director • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Elementary
Director • 19 eps
2012 Series
7.0
Body of Proof
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.1
The Walking Dead
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.1
No Ordinary Family
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
Director • 6 eps
2010 Series
7.0
FlashForward
Director • 4 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
Director • 5 eps
2008 Series
8.1
Fringe
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.2
Without a Trace
Director • 7 eps
2002 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Polson.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Polson.
8.4
Chicago P.D.
Director • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
Director • 5 eps
2008 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
8.1
Fringe
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.1
The Walking Dead
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Director • 8 eps
2021 Series
7.9
FBI
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
Director • 6 eps
2010 Series
7.7
The Wilds
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2020 Series
7.6
FBI: Most Wanted
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
Fear the Walking Dead
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Elementary
Director • 19 eps
2012 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Polson.
6.1
Mission: Impossible II
as Billy Baird
2000 Movie
5.6
Sirens
as Tom
1994 Movie
6.8
The Dry
as Scott Whitlam
2021 Movie
6.3
Hide and Seek
Director
2005 Movie
Audacious
as Tom
1995 Movie
3.0
Deadline
as Himself
1997 Movie
7.7
Vietnam
as Serge
1987 Movie
5.2
Tenderness
Director
2009 Movie
5.2
Swimfan
Director
2002 Movie
Lipstick
as Narrator
1994 Movie
6.4
The Boys
as Glenn Sprague
1998 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Polson.
8.1
The Walking Dead
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
Director • 5 eps
2008 Series
8.4
Chicago P.D.
Director • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
Director • 6 eps
2010 Series
7.9
FBI
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Elementary
Director • 19 eps
2012 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.1
Fringe
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.6
Fear the Walking Dead
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
FBI: Most Wanted
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Director • 8 eps
2021 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.
6.8
The Dry
as Scott Whitlam
2021 Movie
6.1
Mission: Impossible II
as Billy Baird
2000 Movie
6.4
The Boys
as Glenn Sprague
1998 Movie
3.0
Deadline
as Himself
1997 Movie
Kangaroo Palace
as Richard Turner
1997 Movie
5.0
Idiot Box
as Jonah
1997 Movie
Audacious
as Tom
1995 Movie
Lipstick
as Narrator
1994 Movie
6.7
The Sum of Us
as Greg
1994 Movie
5.6
Sirens
as Tom
1994 Movie
5.4
Blood Oath
as Private Jimmy Fenton
1990 Movie
Raw Nerve
as Billy
1990 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Polson.
7.1
The Last Anniversary
as Ronald • 4 eps
2025 Series
5.5
Kangaroo Palace
as Richard Turner • 2 eps
1997 Series
8.0
Big Sky
1 eps
1997 Series
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
5.0
Always Afternoon
as John • 4 eps
1988 Series
7.0
Vietnam
as Serge • 10 eps
1987 Series
6.0
Rafferty's Rules
as Garth Manso • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.6
The Flying Doctors
as Michael Jordan • 1 eps
1986 Series