Kristoffer Polaha

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Actor

Birth Date: February 18, 1977

Age: 49 years old

Birth Place: Reno, Nevada

Spouses: Julianne Morris

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Kristoffer Polaha has appeared on television since the early 2000s, and by 2004, was starring on the evening soap "North Shore" as Jason Matthews, the manager of a luxury hotel in Hawaii. While the show was canceled after only one season, Polaha continued to enjoy plenty of small screen work, including playing a recurring character on the drama "Mad Men."

In 2010, he was cast in the series "Life Unexpected" as Nate Bazile, a man-child who is tempted to change his ways after meeting the daughter he never knew about. After the show was canceled, he co-starred in the thriller series "Ringer" as a wealthy writer.

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Romantically Challenged

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Life Unexpected

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Don
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North Shore

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Tru Calling

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2003
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America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story

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That's Life

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