Michael Polish
- Directing
- October 30, 1970 · 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
Filmography
- Kill Me Now · Sterling, Director
- Alarum · Director
- Bring on the Dancing Horses · Director, Creator
- Terror on the Prairie · Director
- American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally · Director
- Force of Nature · Director
- Satanic Panic · Gary Neumieir
- Nona · Director, Writer
- Hot Bot · Director, Co-Writer
- 90 Minutes in Heaven · Director, Screenplay
- Amnesiac · Director
- Some Kind of Hate · Jack Iverson
- Big Sur · Director, Writer
- How We Made Love: The Making of For Lovers Only · Self
- Stay Cool · Director
- The Smell of Success · Director, Writer
- For Lovers Only · Director
- The Astronaut Farmer · Screenplay, Director
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey · Esteban
- Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
- Northfork · Director, Screenplay
- The Good Thief · Bertram
- Jackpot · Director, Writer
- Twin Falls Idaho · Francis Falls, Director
- Hellraiser: Bloodline · Twin Cenobite #1
- There There · Director, Writer
- Pawn Shop · Director