Biography
After working in television for a several years, mostly in guest roles on such series as
Angel,
Tru Calling, and
Roswell, Kristoffer Polaha scored quite the part as his first major role -- the Reno, Nevada-born actor portrayed John F. Kennedy Jr. (no stretch, given the physical resemblance) in the warmly received 2003 telemovie America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story. Not long after that, Polaha took on his first regular TV role, playing luxery hotel manager Jason Matthews on the prime-time soaper
North Shore. When that series ended after just one season, Polaha continued on with guest work on popular shows such as
House,
Bones, and
Mad Men, appearing in a regular role again in 2008 on the very short-lived sitcom
Miss Guided. On that series, he played shop teacher-turned-Spanish instructor Tim O'Malley -- the object of high-school guidence councilor Becky Freeley's (
Judy Greer) affection. In his private life, Polaha made headlines in 2003, when he courted and wed
Days of Our Lives heartthrob Julianne Morris -- nine years his senior -- and parented children with her not long after. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide