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Portrait of John Polson

Acting

John Polson

Career

Active from 1985 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Good Wife
The Good Wife
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Polson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Procedural Crime Drama 4
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 4
  • Australian Cinema 3
  • Cultural Immersion 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Historical War Drama 2
  • Family Separation 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 68
The Last Anniversary
The Last Anniversary (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Ronald

The Dry
The Dry (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

as Scott Whitlam

2010s

1 title · average score 70
Bear
Bear (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

2000s

5 titles · average score 49
Tenderness
Tenderness (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

September
September (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek (2005)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Swimfan
Swimfan (2002)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Billy Baird

1990s

14 titles · average score 65
Siam Sunset
Siam Sunset (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Boys
The Boys (1998)
GoodWatch score 79

as Glenn Sprague

Kangaroo Palace
Kangaroo Palace (1997)

TV show · as Richard Turner

Idiot Box
Idiot Box (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jonah

Kangaroo Palace
Kangaroo Palace (1997)

as Richard Turner

Big Sky
Big Sky (1997)

TV show

Audacious
Audacious (1995)

as Tom

Out
Out (1995)

as The Guy

The Sum of Us
The Sum of Us (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Greg

Sirens
Sirens (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tom

Raw Nerve
Raw Nerve (1990)

as Billy

Blood Oath
Blood Oath (1990)
GoodWatch score 54

as Private Jimmy Fenton

1980s

11 titles · average score 61
Candy Regentag
Candy Regentag (1989)

as Cyril

Tender Hooks
Tender Hooks (1989)

as Tony

Dadah Is Death
Dadah Is Death (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kevin Barlow

Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game (1988)
GoodWatch score 49

as Tony

Always Afternoon
Always Afternoon (1988)

TV show · as John

Vietnam
Vietnam (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Serge

Vietnam
Vietnam (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

as Serge

Rafferty's Rules
Rafferty's Rules (1987)

TV show · as Garth Manso

The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Barry MacIntyre / Michael Jordan

For Love Alone
For Love Alone (1986)
GoodWatch score 45

as Leo

Call Me Mr. Brown
Call Me Mr. Brown (1985)

as Brian Day