Kristoffer Polaha can currently be seen in Harlen Coben’s new series, Shelter, streaming now on Amazon. Probably best-known for starring in the The CW’s critically acclaimed series Life Unexpected, more recently Polaha starred opposite Angie Harmon in the Lifetime movie, Buried in Barstow, recurred on the cable series Get Shorty opposite Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd as well as the limited series Condor opposite William Hurt and Max Irons. He also co- starred with Rainn Wilson in the Fox series Backstrom, as well as a number of TV series over the past 10 years, including North Shore, Miss Guided, Made in Jersey, Ringer and Valentine, in addition to a multi-season recurring role on the acclaimed series Mad Men and numerous guest stars on both cable and network series. Polaha is also well known for his many lead roles for Hallmark and most recently starred in A Biltmore Christmas.
On the feature side, Polaha stars as the lead in the film The Shift for director Brock Heasley, released in December 2023. He was featured as Handsome Man in Wonder Woman 1984 for Warner Brother Studios as well as the blockbuster Jurassic World Dominion for Universal Studios. Polaha has appeared in numerous independent features, including Where Hope Grows, Back in the Day, Devil’s Knot and Petty Crimes.
Additionally, he wrote, directed and starred in the short film, A Work of Art, which premiered at The Cannes Film Festival.