
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Gavin Polone is one of the few major talent agents of his generation to successfully transition to film production as both a producer and director. Polone was one of the star agents of the ICM agency in the 1980s and then a partner with UTA in the 1990s, until he was fired in a highly publicized episode involving a flurry of lawsuits, and made a comeback in his show business career as a producer.
Polone began his producing career in 1999 with three consecutive features: the Nicolas Cage-starring 8mm, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and director/writer David Koepp’s Stir of Echoes starring Kevin Bacon. Polone’s subsequent producer credits include the David Fincher-directed Panic Room (2002), director/writer Koepp’s Secret Window (2004), director/co-writer Wallace Wolodarsky’s Seeing Other People (2004), Little Manhattan (2005), director Ivan Reitman’s My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Primeval (2007), director/writer Koepp’s Ghost Town (2008), Zombieland (2009), director/co-writer Koepp’s Premium Rush (2012), the animated adult comedy Nerdland (2016), A Dog’s Purpose (2017), A Dog’s Way Home (2019), the sequel Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) and the Koepp-written and produced horror comedy Cold Storage (2026).
Gavin Polone made his theatrical debut as a director only of the horror-thriller, Psycho Killer (2026), written by Andrew Kevin Walker, co-starring James Preston Rogers, Malcolm McDowell, Logan Miller and Grace Dove, produced by Regency Enterprises/New Regency/Constantin Film/Vertigo Entertainment, and which was released wide by 20th Century Studios (U.S.)/Constantin Film (Germany).
Gavin Polone was born and raised in Los Angeles by his parents. Polone attended and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. Polone is married and has one daughter, Judith.
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Shingle: Gavin Polone’s production company is called Pariah.
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