Joseph Kosinski
American film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1974 · age 52
Joseph Kosinski is an American film director. He is best known for directing the films Tron: Legacy (2010), Oblivion (2013), Only the Brave (2017), Top Gun: Maverick, Spiderhead, and F1 (2025).
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F1Film, Director, Writer
TRON: AresFilm, 2025Producer2024
TwistersFilm, Writer2022
SpiderheadFilm, Director
Top Gun: MaverickFilm, 2022Director2021
Directors on DirectorsSeries2019
Could You Survive the Movies?Series2017
Only the BraveFilm, Director
The DigFilm, 2017Director, Writer2013
OblivionFilm, Director, Producer2011
Installing the CastFilm
The Tron PhenomenonFilm, 2011
Visualizing TRONFilm, 20112010
TRON: LegacyFilm, Director1974Born3 May 1974People around Joseph
Close ties
Miles Teller Joseph directed Spiderhead and Only the Brave
Tom Cruise Joseph produced Oblivion (2013)
Jeff Bridges Joseph directed Tron: Legacy and Only the Brave
Jerry Bruckheimer Produced Top Gun: Maverick and F1
Glen Powell Joseph directed Top Gun 3
Jennifer Connelly Joseph directed Only the Brave (2018)
Taylor Kitsch Joseph directed Only the Brave (2018)
Steven Lisberger Produced TRON: Legacy (2010)
Eric Warren Singer Also in Only the Brave and Top Gun: Maverick
Sean Bailey Produced TRON: Legacy (2010)
Steven Spielberg Produced Twisters (2024)
Brad Pitt Joseph produced F1 (2025)
Morgan Freeman Joseph produced Oblivion (2013)
Chris Hemsworth Produced Spiderhead (2022)
Christopher McQuarrie Produced Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Jurnee Smollett Joseph directed Spiderhead (2022)
James Badge Dale Joseph directed Only the Brave (2018)
Ben Hardy Joseph directed Only the Brave (2018)
Beau Garrett Joseph directed Tron: Legacy (2011)
Thad Luckinbill Produced Only the Brave (2017)
Alex Russell Joseph directed Only the Brave (2018)
Ehren Kruger Also in Top Gun: Maverick and F1
Jake Picking Also in Only the Brave and Top Gun: Maverick
Belinda Montgomery Joseph directed Tron: Legacy (2011)
Known for
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Top Gun: Maverick 2022
F1 2025
Only the Brave 2017
Twisters 2024
Oblivion 2013
Also in Français
Filmography 14
23 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
About this person
His previous work in computer graphics and computer-generated imagery (CGI) was primarily with CGI-related television commercials including the "Starry Night" commercial for Halo 3 and the award-winning "Mad World" commercial for Gears of War.
