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Stephen Boyd Polk is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. He is the founder of Providence Productions LLC, an independent film development, production, and finance company.〔(New York Times )〕 == Biography == Stephen Polk was born in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in Minnesota and later New York City. After starting at a young age with repertory theater and summer stock in Minneapolis, he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's ''Thelma & Louise'' and Oliver Stone's ''Heaven & Earth''. Polk started theater at Blake School in Minneapolis and Westminster in Simsbury, Connecticut. While studying theater, literature and film at Kenyon College (where he received a Bachelor of Arts), he attended the American University in Cairo, Egypt. He returned to Minneapolis to begin his professional career working at the Children's Theatre Company. His one man show ''Truss't'' won the Walker Art Center Performance Art Award and premiered in Los Angeles at Highways. While writing at the Playwrights Center, he moved to New York City to enroll at NYU Film School for directing and at The Neighborhood Playhouse for acting. His first notable job was as Harvey Keitel's FBI partner in ''Thelma & Louise''. He co-starred with Eric Roberts and F. Murray Abraham in ''By the Sword'', and then appeared in ''Where Sleeping Dogs Lie'' starring Sharon Stone. The following years included roles in studio films ''The Pickle'' and ''Heaven & Earth'', and independent films including ''Playmaker'', ''Destination Vegas'', ''Bolt'', ''God, Sex & Apple Pie'', ''Drowning on Dry Land'', ''Clubland'', ''Why Doesn't for Love Work'', ''Cherish'', and ''Go for Broke''. In 2001, he started Providence Productions and was hired to produce ''Resolution''. Under Providence, Polk began developing, writing, and producing, in addition to continuing his work as an actor. Polk has developed, written, and co-written treatments and feature screenplays, including the Sundance Screenplay Competition Finalist, ''Bearman''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephen Polk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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