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Portrait of John Polson

Acting

John Polson

Titles
26movies28TV shows
Career

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

Directed
24
titles as director
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: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Polson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Procedural Crime Drama 4
  • Australian Cinema 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 3
  • Historical War Drama 2
  • Family Separation 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Cultural Immersion 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
TypeAllMovies7TV shows4
RoleAnyActing11
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s111990s142000s52010s12020s2
GenreAnyDrama8Romance3Crime2Comedy2War1Horror1Thriller1War & Politics1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

11 titles · average score 61
Poster for Always Afternoon

TV show · as John

GoodWatch73
Poster for Vietnam

TV show · as Serge

Poster for Rafferty's Rules

TV show · as Garth Manso

GoodWatch69
Poster for The Flying Doctors

TV show · as Barry MacIntyre / Michael Jordan