His first feature film as a First Assistant Director was Steven Spielberg's
Jaws, followed by
The Bingo Long Traveling Allstars and Motor Kings,
Slapshot,
The Last Remake of Beau Geste,
Bronco Billy, and
Don't Cry,
It's Only Thunder. Joyner served as Unit Production Manager on
Two Minute Warning,
Jaws II,
More American Graffiti,
The Last Married Couple in America,
The Blues Brothers,
Walking Tall,
Starman,
Poltergeist II,
Against All Odds,
Grandview USA,
Tough Enough, and
Tender Mercies. He was Executive Production Manager at Walt Disney Pictures from 1985 to 1987, supervising films such as
Ruthless People,
The Color of Money,
Outrageous Fortune,
Tin Men,
Good Morning Vietnam and
Three Men and a Baby. From 1990 to 1996 he was Vice President, Feature Production at Warner Bros., supervising the production of films like
The Client,
On Deadly Ground,
Doc Hollywood,
Point of No Return, and
The Bodyguard.
Tom Joyner served on the DGA's AD/UPM Council from 1974 to 1975, then again from 1984-1985. From 1988 to 2000, he served as an AD/UPM Council Member or Alternate and has served on six AD/UPM committees, as well as the DGA Negotiating Committee. In 1999, Tom Joyner received the DGA's Frank Capra Achievement Award for his contributions to his profession and to his Guild.