Who i am
About
Joel Polis
Actor & Director from Los Angeles
Born and raised in Philadelphia, the first of a pair of identical twins, Joel always had an innate appetite for adventure and self expression. This impulse led him into a career in gymnastics, which brought him at 17, to USC on full scholarship. At the end of his freshman year a wrist injury threw open the door to the Theater, and following a brief but illuminating stint in the circus, an invitation to attend Yale Drama School sealed his fate. Joel leapt joyfully into a lifetime commitment to acting and the theater arts. He returned to Los Angeles to pursue a television and film career and has worked consistently in all three mediums since. People say, “If you love your work, you will never work a day in your life”. Joel couldn’t agree more.
Some facts
Finished projects
Scripts Memorized
Working years
My work
Resume
Two Out of Work Actors (Short) | Supporting | Dir. Fred Shahadi |
Trouble Sleeping | Supporting | Dir. Rob Adetuyi |
Alien Hunter | Supporting | Dir. Ron Krause |
Swallow (Sundance selection) | Supporting | Dir. Frankie Flowers |
Tumbleweeds | Supporting | Dir. Gavin O'Connor |
The Rookie | Supporting | Dir. Clint Eastwood |
My Blue Heaven | Supporting | Dir. Herb Ross |
Best Defense | Supporting | Dir. Willard Hyuck |
True Believer | Supporting | Dir. Joe Ruben |
It's My Party | Supporting | Dir. Randal Kleiser |
The Thing | Supporting | Dir. John Carpenter |
Attraction | Supporting | Dir. Russell Degrazier |
Serial Killer | Supporting | Dir. Pierre David |
Shadows (Short) | Supporting | Dir. Mitch Levine |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Guest Star | ABC |
Growing up Fisher | Guest Star | NBC |
Rizzoli & Isles | Guest Star | TNT |
Paulie | Recurring | (pilot) |
NCIS | Guest Star | CBS |
Castle | Guest Star | ABC |
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Guest Star | CBS |
Cold Case | Guest Star | CBS |
Bones | Guest Star | FOX |
Stargate: Atlantis | Guest Star | SYFY |
CSI: NY | Guest Star | CBS |
The Unit | Guest Star | CBS |
CSI: Miami | Guest Star | CBS |
Boston Legal | Guest Star | ABC |
Without A Trace | Guest Star | CBS |
CSI | Guest Star | CBS |
The Guardian | Guest Star | CBS |
Angel | Guest Star | WB |
Hard Copy | Guest Star | CBS |
Boston Public | Guest Star | FOX |
Dharma and Greg | Guest Star | FOX |
Top of the Hill | Guest Star | TNT |
Chicago Hope | Guest Star | FOX |
Judging Amy | Guest Star | CBS |
Ally McBeal | Guest Star | FOX |
7th Heaven | Guest Star | WB |
Law and Order | Guest Star | NBC |
Star Trek Voyager | Guest Star | NBC |
Seinfeld | Guest Star | NBC |
Northern Exposure | Guest Star | CBS |
Picket Fences | Guest Star | CBS |
Touched by an Angel | Guest Star | CBS |
Larry Sanders Show | Guest Star | HBO |
Roseanne | Guest Star | ABC |
Cheers | Recurring | NBC |
Alien Nation | Recurring | FOX |
Remington Steele | Guest Star | ABC |
Miles from Nowhere | Revelations | McBride |
Fatal Vision | A Death in California | Deadly Medicine |
Burning Bridges | Prison of Secrets | Born Beautiful |
The Sleepwalker Murders | Rocket’s Red Glare | Twilight Man |
Everybody Does It | Dazzle | Those She Left Behind |
My Name is Asher Lev LADCC Best Featured Actor, Stage Raw Best Supporting Actor, Ovation Nomination | Stephen Sachs | Fountain Theatre |
Disgraced | Joanne Gordon | CV Repertory |
The Snake Can | Steve Robman | Odyssey Theatre |
Bach at Leipzig | Darin Anthony | Odyssey Theatre |
Defiance | Andrew Robinson | Pasadena Playhouse |
Diary of Anne Frank | James O'Neil | Rubicon Theatre |
Pound of Flesh | Michael Bolus | Odyssey, Edinburgh Fest. |
Julius Caesar | Daniel Sullivan | Old Globe Theatre |
The Baby Dance | Jenny Sullivan | Pasadena, Lortel Theatre |
Names | Mark Kemble | Matrix Theatre, AJT (NY) |
After Crystal Night | Robert Walden | Odyssey Theatre |
Three Travelers | Jay Broad | Odyssey Theatre |
Richard The Third | Casey Briggs | Odyssey Theatre |
The Cherry Orchard | Jack Stehlin | Odyssey Theatre |
Lady of the Diamond | Jack O'Brian | BuffaloStudio Arena |
Penny for the Guy | Martin Breen | Geva Regional Theatre |
Midsummer Night's Dream | Jack O'Brian | Old Globe Theatre |
Dog Logic | Martin Benson | South Coast Rep |
Merchant of Venice | Alan Blumenfeld | Santa Monica Playhouse |
Oleanna | Steve Freeland | American Renegade |
Ghetto | Gordon Davidson | Mark Taper Forum |
Family Business | John Stix | Astor Place Theatre |
Jitters | Bill Glasco | Long Warf |
Passing By | Ron Logamarsino | Hartford Stage |
Boy Meets Girl | Bill Ludel | Hartford Stage |
What the Butler Saw | Mel Shapiro | Academy Festival Theatre |
Troilus and Cressida | Alvin Epstein | Yale Rep |
What i do
Specialties
Acting
Over the years I have appeared in a dozen feature films, over a hundred twenty episodic TV shows, and television movies.
Directing
Directing has been a passion of mine for many years, I love being able to lend my expertise and knowledge to scenes and actors.
Coaching
In my 15 years of coaching I have seen it all, and I have a very impressive record of moving actors forward in their craft and careers.
“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.“
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
My Expertise
Skills
Sports
Dialects
Training
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