Person
Michael Polish
Directing · Born 1970-10-30 · El Centro, California, USA
Biography
Michael Polish (born October 30, 1970 in El Centro, CA) is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his work with his identical twin brother Mark, including "Twin Falls Idaho" (1999), "Northfork" (2003) and "The Astronaut Farmer" (2006). In the early 2010s, after their work together on "For Lovers Only" (2011), the Polish brothers turned to focus on their separate solo careers, with Michael going on to direct "Big Sur" (2013), "Amnesiac" (2015) and "Force of Nature" (2020), among others.
Known for
Alarum
Director
Stay Cool
Director
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Twin Cenobite #1
Force of Nature
Director
The Astronaut Farmer
Screenplay
Hot Bot
Co-Writer
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Esteban
90 Minutes in Heaven
Director
The Good Thief
Bertram
Northfork
Director
Filmography
- 2025AlarumDirector
- 2023Bring on the Dancing HorsesDirector
- 2022Terror on the PrairieDirector
- 2021American Traitor: The Trial of Axis SallyDirector
- 2020Force of NatureDirector
- 2019Satanic PanicGary Neumieir
- 2017NonaDirector
- 2016Hot BotCo-Writer
- 201590 Minutes in HeavenDirector
- 2015AmnesiacDirector
- 2015Some Kind of HateJack Iverson
- 2013Big SurWriter
- 2013How We Made Love: The Making of For Lovers OnlySelf
- 2011Stay CoolDirector
- 2011The Smell of SuccessDirector
- 2011For Lovers OnlyDirector
- 2007The Astronaut FarmerScreenplay
- 2004The Bridge of San Luis ReyEsteban
- 2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
- 2003NorthforkDirector
- 2003The Good ThiefBertram
- 2001JackpotDirector
- 1999Twin Falls IdahoFrancis Falls
- 1996Hellraiser: BloodlineTwin Cenobite #1
- —There There
- —Kill Me NowSterling
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