Director
Justin K. Thompson
Born 9 January 1981 · New York City, New York, USA
Justin K. Thompson is an American animation director born in New York City in 1981. He is known for the Spider-Verse series, co-directing Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and directing its follow-up. His work is closely tied to the franchise's painterly, comic-inspired visual style.
Key films
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
His credited work as director on the acclaimed animated sequel, a major step in his career.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
The announced next Spider-Verse film, on which he is credited as director.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Across the Worlds: Designing New Dimensions (2023)
Behind-the-scenes feature on the film's varied visual design, which is central to his work.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 7
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseDirector
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Across the Worlds: Designing New Dimensions · as SelfActor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Obscure Spiders and Easter Eggs · as SelfActor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie · as SelfActor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast · as SelfActor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny · as SelfActor
- 2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-VerseDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.