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.
Also known as
The Polish Brothers · Polish Brothers · Polish Bros. · Michael J. Polish · Ted Smith · Larry Smith
Photos
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
10
Acting credits
19
Directing
9
Writing
4
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 6.3The Astronaut Farmer
2007 · movie · Producer
- 2
★ 6.1The Good Thief
2003 · movie · as Bertram
- 3
★ 5.990 Minutes in Heaven
2015 · movie · Screenplay
- 4
★ 5.6Alarum
2025 · movie · Director
- 5
★ 5.3Satanic Panic
2019 · movie · as Gary Neumieir
- 6
★ 5.3Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996 · movie · as Twin Cenobite #1
- 7
★ 5.2Force of Nature
2020 · movie · Director
- 8
★ 4.7Some Kind of Hate
2015 · movie · as Jack Iverson
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
