---
name: "Joseph A. Porro"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-a-porro"
fi1m_id: "joseph-a-porro"
imdb_id: "nm0691848"
tmdb_id: 8681
wikidata_id: "Q3184457"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T04:18:44.683232+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joseph A. Porro

## Identity

Joseph A. Porro

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-a-porro
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joseph-a-porro
- **IMDb ID:** nm0691848
- **TMDB ID:** 8681
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3184457
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3184457, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691848/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8681

Costume designer. Born in Boston, MA.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Active:** 1987–2019
- **Also known as:** Joseph Porro
- **Frequently works with:** [Dean Devlin](https://film.one/person/dean-devlin.md), [Roland Emmerich](https://film.one/person/roland-emmerich.md), [Kurt Russell](https://film.one/person/kurt-russell.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 58 (5), 2010s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 58 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 4, Action 3, Science Fiction 3, Comedy 2, Family 2, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,717m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3184457, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691848/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8681

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Mandalorian*](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md) (76), [*Independence Day*](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md) (75)
- **Netflix:** [*Stuart Little*](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md) (66)
- **Tubi:** [*Stargate*](https://film.one/film/stargate.md) (62)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Godzilla*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md) (46)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Joseph A. Porro, also credited as Joseph Porro, is an American costume designer. He studied costuming at the University of California, Los Angeles, and fashion design at Parsons School of Design in New York. He began his career as an assistant to fashion designers including Geoffrey Beene and Halston.

Porro has designed costumes for numerous films, including *Tombstone* (1993), *Stargate* (1994), *Independence Day* (1996), *Godzilla* (1998), *Stuart Little* (1999), *Shanghai Noon* (2000) and *Equilibrium* (2002). His television credits include *Ghost Whisperer* (2005–2007), *Salem* (2014–2017), *The Orville* (2017–2019) and *The Mandalorian* (2019). He has received Emmy nominations for outstanding costumes, including for the 2003 television film *The Music Man* and for *The Mandalorian*.

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, mande.net, ourventurablvd.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Mandalorian* (2019), Fi1m 76, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *Stuart Little* (1999), Fi1m 66, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md)
- *Godzilla* (1998), Fi1m 46, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md)
- *Independence Day* (1996), Fi1m 75, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *Stargate* (1994), Fi1m 62, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/stargate.md)
- *Super Mario Bros.* (1993), Fi1m 42, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/super-mario-bros.md)
- *Near Dark* (1987), Fi1m 82, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/near-dark.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Mandalorian* (2019), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *The Orville* (2017), series, Costume Design
- *Man of Tai Chi* (2013), Costume Design
- *Speed Angels* (2011), Costume Design
- *Alleged* (2010), Costume Design
- *Resident Evil: Extinction* (2007), Costume Design, Costume Designer
- *Ultraviolet* (2006), Costume Design
- *The Music Man* (2003), Costume Design
- *Equilibrium* (2002), Costume Design
- *Shanghai Noon* (2000), Costume Design
- *Stuart Little* (1999), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md)
- *The Thirteenth Floor* (1999), Costume Designer
- *Godzilla* (1998), Costume Design — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md)
- *Homegrown* (1998), Costume Design
- *Deep Rising* (1998), Costume Design
- *Maximum Risk* (1996), Costume Design
- *Independence Day* (1996), Costume Design — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *The Quest* (1996), Costume Design
- *Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie* (1995), Costume Design
- *Stargate* (1994), Costume Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/stargate.md)
- *Tombstone* (1993), Costume Design
- *Super Mario Bros.* (1993), Costume Design — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/super-mario-bros.md)
- *Universal Soldier* (1992), Costume Design
- *Shadow of the Wolf* (1992), Costume Design
- *Double Impact* (1991), Costume Design, Costume Designer
- *The Perfect Weapon* (1991), Costume Design
- *Kickboxer 2: The Road Back* (1991), Costume Design
- *A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder* (1990), Costume Design
- *Death Warrant* (1990), Costume Design
- *Lionheart* (1990), Costume Design
- *Meet the Applegates* (1990), Costume Design
- *Dark Angel* (1990), Costume Design
- *The Blob* (1988), Costume Design
- *Fright Night Part 2* (1988), Costume Design
- *Near Dark* (1987), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/near-dark.md)
- *Neon Maniacs* (1986), Costume Design

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