Kevin Costner’s Son: Who Joe Costner Is

Kevin Costner’s career

Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, filmmaker and musician whose career in film and television spans more than five decades. He became known for starring in films including The Untouchables, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, JFK, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Bodyguard. He also starred in and co-produced Wyatt Earp and Waterworld. Costner directed Dances With Wolves, The Postman, Open Range and Horizon: An American Saga.

Costner’s accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and an Honorary César. On television, he portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Who Joe Costner is

Joe Costner is Kevin Costner’s son. His listed birth year is 1988, and he was born in Los Angeles. He is American and is listed as an actor, filmmaker and musician. These details establish Joe’s identity and family connection without identifying him through another person’s work.

Joe Costner’s professional work is described through his roles as an actor, filmmaker and musician. No individual film, television production, musical release or award is attached to his name in the available biographical details. He is therefore a person with a documented creative career, rather than a figure defined by a specific listed production. His relationship to Kevin Costner is the principal connection established for him.

The parent and child relationship

Joe Costner is identified as the son of Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner was born on January 18, 1955, so the listed dates place the birth of Joe after the birth of his father by 33 years.

The available biographical details do not describe how Joe and Kevin’s relationship began beyond the parent and child connection. They do not provide a joint interview, a family announcement or a statement from either person about their relationship. The established facts are the names, the parent and child relationship, Joe’s birth year and Kevin’s full birth date.

Kevin Costner’s wider family

Kevin Costner’s parents were William and Sharon Costner. Sharon Rae Costner, née Tedrick, was a welfare worker, while William Costner was an electrician and utilities executive. Kevin’s father’s heritage originates with German immigrants to North Carolina in the 1700s, and Kevin also has English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Cherokee ancestry.

Kevin was born in Lynwood, California, and grew up in Compton, California. He has said that he spent his teenage years in different parts of California as his father’s career progressed. He lived in Ventura and then in Visalia, and graduated from Villa Park High School in 1973.

Joe Costner’s work away from Kevin Costner

Joe Costner’s listed occupation is actor, filmmaker and musician. His work is therefore associated with acting, directing or filmmaking, and music. These are the professional roles given for him, rather than roles inferred from his family relationship. Kevin Costner’s own work as an actor, filmmaker and musician does not form part of Joe’s listed occupation.

No further professional details have been published about Joe Costner in the biographical material available for this page. The named roles establish the broad areas of his work, but they do not specify a particular project or credit. Any more detailed account of his career would require information not currently published about his work.

What has not been publicly reported

Joe Costner’s exact date of birth has not been published. His mother’s identity, the circumstances of his parents’ relationship and the way Kevin and Joe’s family connection was documented publicly have also not been published. No account of Joe’s schooling, early life or upbringing has appeared in print.

Joe Costner’s specific acting credits, directing credits, musical releases and awards have not been published. His personal life, including details of his relationships, residence and daily life, has not been publicly reported. No separate biography or interview establishing more about Joe’s career has appeared.