Born in Dayton, Ohio, Stephen was raised in the Midwest, by Sally Boyd Polk, and in New York City, and Wyoming, by a former president/chairman of MGM, Louis F. Polk (Bo). After attending Westminster, Kenyon College, NYU Film School, and The Neighborhood Playhouse, he studied acting with Sanford Meisner, Tony Greco, Stella Adler, Greg Zittel Harry ...
The three week Holiday Baggage shoot is his TV writer/director debut and he is working on his theatrical feature debut.
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While traveling, studying and living in the Middle East, he was inspired by cross cultural power of American literature and cinema.
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He accepted the role of a troubled military officer in Bennett Stein's The Divided, without reading the script, out of respect for the Armed Services and their families.
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He was accepted by The Juilliard School but decided on The Neighborhood Playhouse and Meisner after a meeting with Sydney Pollack, Robert Duvall, Gregory Peck, and Dabney Coleman.
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He attend both Blake School in Minnesota and Westminster in Connecticut.
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His sister is a Hollywood executive and producer Mimi Gitlin.
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