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Joseph Kosinski

1974 - Today

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Joseph Kosinski (born May 3, 1974) 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 (both 2022), and F1 (2025). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Joseph Kosinski is the 1,464th most popular film director (up from 1,469th in 2024), the 10,694th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,414th in 2019) and the 396th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Joseph Kosinski ranks 1,464 out of 2,041. Before him are Mike Hodges, Chloé Zhao, Alan Taylor, Stefano Sollima, Josef Fares, and Robert Schwentke. After him are Doris Dörrie, Pablo Berger, Dan Gilroy, Attila Dargay, Kleber Mendonça Filho, and Ellen Kuras.

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Among people born in 1974, Joseph Kosinski ranks 255. Before him are Kseniya Rappoport, Iván Hurtado, Saku Koivu, Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Jesper Blomqvist, and Shin Ha-kyun. After him are Dragoslav Jevrić, Agustín Delgado, Princess Claire of Belgium, Masafumi Mizuki, Artur Balder, and Sean Gunn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Kosinski ranks 10,696 out of 20,380. Before him are Julie White (1961), Carter Braxton (1736), Wanda Hendrix (1928), Mark Mancina (1957), Madge Kennedy (1891), and Bruce Schneier (1963). After him are Nelson Riddle (1921), Dorothy Hamill (1956), Mike Fisher (1943), Peter Matthiessen (1927), Cheryl Hines (1965), and Patrice Wymore (1926).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Joseph Kosinski ranks 396. Before him are Lee Unkrich (1967), Jennifer Lynch (1968), Tim Miller (1964), Sally Menke (1953), Lee Garmes (1898), and Alan Taylor (1959). After him are Dan Gilroy (1959), Ellen Kuras (1959), Ken Burns (1953), Melvin Frank (1913), Allen Daviau (1942), and Peter Segal (1962).

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