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.

Filmography

• 2026Kill Me Now — Sterling, Director
• 2025Alarum — Director
• Bring on the Dancing Horses — Director, Creator
• 2022Terror on the Prairie — Director
• 2021American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally — Director
• 2020Force of Nature — Director
• 2019Satanic Panic — Gary Neumieir
• 2017Nona — Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
• 2016Hot Bot — Co-Writer, Director, Director of Photography
• 201590 Minutes in Heaven — Screenplay, Director
• 2015Amnesiac — Director
• 2015Some Kind of Hate — Jack Iverson
• 2013Big Sur — Writer, Director
• 2011For Lovers Only — Director
• 2011Stay Cool — Director
• 2011The Smell of Success — Writer, Director
• 2007The Astronaut Farmer — Producer, Screenplay, Director
• 2004The Bridge of San Luis Rey — Esteban
• 2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
• 2003Northfork — Director, Screenplay
• 2003The Good Thief — Bertram
• 2001Jackpot — Director, Writer, Producer
• 1999Twin Falls Idaho — Francis Falls, Director
• 1996Hellraiser: Bloodline — Twin Cenobite #1
• Pawn Shop — Director
• There There — Director, Writer

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2013How We Made Love: The Making of For Lovers Only — Self