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Kristoffer Polaha

Kristoffer Polaha

Actor, also director and producer · Born February 18, 1977 (49) · Reno, Nevada, USA

Kristoffer Polaha was born on February 18, 1977 in Reno, Nevada, USA as Kristoffer Jon Polaha. He is an actor and producer, known for Jurassic World Dominion (2022), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) and Where Hope Grows (2014). He has been married to Julianne Morris since June 7, 2003. They have three children.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 18, 1977 (49)
From
Reno, Nevada, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Kristoffer Polaha's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
28%
Morality
19%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Survival
2%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 26 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 30 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 23 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 24 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 9 of 28 analyzed roles.

Ally
9 of 28
Hero
8 of 28
Mentor
4 of 28
Shapeshifter
3 of 28
Threshold guardian
2 of 28
Shadow
1 of 28
Herald
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Warm
19
Hopeful
17
Joyful
10
Romantic
11
Other
29

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kristoffer Polaha's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kristoffer Polaha's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

82 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • American Hostage(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dick Hall

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Mimics(2025)

    Director · Producer · as Sam Reinhold

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Missing the Boat(2026)

    as Parker Andrews

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Grand Ole Opry Christmas(2025)

    as Will "Mac" McCall

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Quest(2024)

    as Chase

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Landman(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Clay Chandler

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Christmas Letter(2024)

    as Barry

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Right Here, Right Now(2024)

    as Mr. Lowe

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Shift(2023)

    as Kevin Garner

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Biltmore Christmas(2023)

    as Jack Huston

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Harlan Coben's Shelter(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Brad Bolitar

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • A Winning Team(2023)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Haul Out the Holly(2022)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • We Wish You a Married Christmas(2022)

    as Robby

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Buried in Barstow(2022)

    as Elliot Morgan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Jurassic World: Dominion(2022)

    as Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Last Seen Along the Verde River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as The Rugged Man

  • The Colosseum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ted Ferrios

  • A Dickens of a Holiday!(2021)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mystery 101: Deadly History(2021)

    as Detective Travis Burke

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mystery 101: Killer Timing(2021)

    as Detective Travis Burke

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman 1984(2020)

    as Handsome Man

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mystery 101: An Education in Murder(2020)

    as Detective Travis Burke

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Double Holiday(2019)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mystery 101: Dead Talk(2019)

    as Detective Travis Burke

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mystery 101: Words Can Kill(2019)

    as Detective Travis Burke

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mystery 101: Playing Dead(2019)

    as Detective Travis Burke

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Run the Race(2018)

    as Michael Truett

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Beneath the Leaves(2019)

    as Detective Brian Larson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Mystery 101(2019)

    as Detective Travis Burke

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Small Town Christmas(2018)

    as Emmett Turner

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pearl in Paradise(2018)

    as Colin Page

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Condor(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sam Barber

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Bachelor Lions(2018)

    as James Harmon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rocky Mountain Christmas(2017)

    as Graham

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Anton Denys

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hearts of Christmas(2016)

    as Matt Crawford

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Aberrant(2016)

    as Alexander

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Designated Survivor(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as David Sheridan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Lethal Weapon(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Bennet Hirsch

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Dater's Handbook(2016)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Frontman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Ballers(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry White

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Backstrom(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sgt. Niedermayer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nathan Grant

  • Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?(2014)

    as John Galt

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Where Hope Grows(2014)

    as Calvin Campbell

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Back in the Day(2014)

    as Len Brenneman

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Knot(2013)

    as Val Price

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Made in Jersey(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nolan Adams

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 22 episodes · as Henry Butler

  • Awkward.(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Weber

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Rizzoli & Isles(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Dunn

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Life Unexpected(2010)

    Show 26 episodes · as Nathaniel 'Baze' Bazile

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Better Off Ted(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Don

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Caleb Brown

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dollhouse(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Nate Jordan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Billy: The Early Years(2008)

    as Young Charles Templeton

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · as Danny Valentine

  • Miss Guided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Tim O'Malley

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Carlton Hanson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hot Properties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron

  • Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Alistair Joyce

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Will Hastings

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Male employee

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Forrester

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • North Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jason Matthews

  • The Plight of Clownana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kris

  • Tru Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mark Evans

  • America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as John F. Kennedy Jr.

  • Birds of Prey(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Darkstrike

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Morgan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy Fordham

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Home Base (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Nick

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Darryl Walsh

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Roswell(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Hughes

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Angel(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dylan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • A Work of Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Owen

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Peter Williams

  • Trouble in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles, 79 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

$170M worldwide

Highest rated

A Biltmore Christmas (2023)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

American Hostage (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19992026

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 24 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 82: 79 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdDirecting2 of 82: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 82: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 82: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

82 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s32 · acting2020s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 19% of 27 roles
1318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kristoffer Polaha's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 37; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Bachelor Lions (2018)

98th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mad Men (2007)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kristoffer Polaha's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles16–53 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kristoffer Polaha work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristoffer Polaha's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jill Wagner shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles