John Polson
John Polson ( born September 6, 1965 in Sydney ) is an Australian actor and director.
Life
Polson began his acting career in the theater. In 1985 he stood for the first time for the television film Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe in front of the camera. In 1993, the short film festival Tropfest Polson. A year later he was with What's Going On, Frank? his directorial debut. In this short film Polson is also seen as a performer alongside Hugo Weaving. In the same year, he appeared in Sirens alongside Hugh Grant and Sam Neill. After John Polson had initially been twice nominated for an AFI Award, he received it in 1998 for Best Supporting Actor in The Boyz. In 1999, he worked as a director again, for Siam Sunset - Expect the unexpected Polson was awarded the Grand Golden Rail at the Cannes Film Festival as well as the Fanta Porto. His last film role to date had John Polson in 2000 as a team member of Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II since he is solely active as a director; In 2008, he turned with his fellow actors from The Sum Of Us, Russell Crowe in the role of Det Cristofuoro, the psychological thriller Tenderness - On the trail of the killer, which had its premiere in early 2009.