Jordan Vogt-Roberts's first directorial credit was a 2007 documentary,
Twit: Robert Buscemi, Live at the Subterranean. Vogt-Roberts continued his career producing and directing episodes of two web series,
Memoirs of a Manchild (2009-2010) and
Book Club (2009-2013), and directing most episodes of the web series
Single Dads (2009-2011). After turning an episode of
Memoirs of a Manchild into the short film
Mint in a Box (2009), in 2010, he wrote and directed the short film
Successful Alcoholics. The film screened at the
Sundance Film Festival, the
SXSW Film Festival, the
AFI Fest and 30 other film festivals. Vogt-Roberts went on to direct
Comedy Central's
Mash Up, as well as episodes of
Funny or Die Presents, MTV's
Death Valley ''and
FX's
You're the Worst''. He went on to direct
Kong: Skull Island in 2017, which grossed over $565 million at the global box office. Vogt-Roberts was announced to direct a film based on the
Metal Gear series for
Sony Pictures in 2014. In a 2017 interview, Vogt-Roberts repeatedly expressed his passion for
video games, and recounted his meeting with Metal Gear creator
Hideo Kojima to discuss the making of the film. In
Kong: Skull Island, a boat bears the name
Gray Fox as a homage to the
character of the same name. By April 2026, he was no longer attached to the project with
Zach Lipovsky and
Adam Stein announced as the new directors. Vogt-Roberts was to direct the pilot of
The Walking Dead: World Beyond, but was replaced with Magnus Martens, who previously directed for
Fear the Walking Dead. The change in directors was a result of the production going in a different direction; Vogt-Roberts still contributed to the first episode. In 2018, it was announced that Vogt-Roberts would direct a miniseries adaptation of the 2014 book
Console Wars, with
Seth Rogen and
Evan Goldberg executive producing the series and
Paramount+ distributing it. In 2021, it was announced that Vogt-Roberts would direct a live action adaptation of
Gundam produced by
Legendary Entertainment. By October 2024, he was no longer involved with the project. ==Personal life==