Cast & creator
John Polson
Best known for The Mentalist, Chicago P.D., FBI
John Polson is an Australian actor, director and founder of "Tropfest", the world's largest short film festival.
26
film credits
34
television credits
30
1985–2025 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
Showing 60 of 60 credits
The Mentalist
Director
2008
Chicago P.D.
Director
2014
FBI
Director
2018
The Walking Dead
Director
2010
Blue Bloods
Director
2010
Chicago Med
Director
2015
The Good Wife
Director
2009
Fringe
Director
2008
Elementary
Director
2012
FBI: Most Wanted
Director
2020
Without a Trace
Director
2002
Fear the Walking Dead
Director
2015
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Director
2021Law & Order: Organized Crime
Executive Producer
2021
The Flying Doctors
Michael Jordan
1986The Flying Doctors
Barry MacIntyre
1986
Body of Proof
Director
2011
Zoo
Director
2015
FlashForward
Director
2009
Rafferty's Rules
Garth Manso
1987
Mission: Impossible II
Billy Baird
2000
The Wilds
Executive Producer
2020The Wilds
Director
2020
No Ordinary Family
Director
2010
Hide and Seek
Director
2005
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self
1994
Big Sky
1997
The Last Anniversary
Ronald
2025The Last Anniversary
Executive Producer
2025The Last Anniversary
Director
2025
Tell Me Your Secrets
Executive Producer
2021Tell Me Your Secrets
Director
2021
The Dry
Scott Whitlam
2021
Sirens
Tom
1994Embassy
1990
Swimfan
Director
2002
Vietnam
Serge
1987
Tenderness
Director
2009
Kangaroo Palace
Richard Turner
1997
Always Afternoon
John
1988
The Sum of Us
Greg
1994
Call Me Mr. Brown
Brian Day
1985
Blood Oath
Private Jimmy Fenton
1990
Siam Sunset
Director
1999
Vietnam
Serge
1987
Idiot Box
Jonah
1997
Deadline
Himself
1997
Dadah Is Death
Kevin Barlow
1988
Dangerous Game
Tony
1988
For Love Alone
Leo
1986
Lipstick
Narrator
1994
The Boys
Glenn Sprague
1998
September
Producer
2007
Bear
Producer
2011
Audacious
Tom
1995Out
The Guy
1995Kangaroo Palace
Richard Turner
1997
Candy Regentag
Cyril
1989
Raw Nerve
Billy
1990
Tender Hooks
Tony
1989