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.[1]
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.
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.
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