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Louis D'Esposito
Producer, Director, Actor, Additional Credits
Louis D'Esposito is an Executive Producer and Co-President of Marvel Studios. D'Esposito was born in 1958 in the Bronx, New York, and began his film career in the early 1990s. He started his career as an associate producer and first assistant director on various Hollywood productions, including Another You (1991), Basic Instinct (1992), Dudley Do-Right (1999), S.W.A.T. (2003), and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
In 2006, D'Esposito joined Marvel Studios, making his debut as unit production manager and executive producer on Iron Man (2008). He continued in these roles on Captain America: The First Avenger and various Marvel One-Shots. Over time, he became a central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's growth, executive producing virtually every MCU film since Iron Man (with the sole exception of The Incredible Hulk) and guiding franchises including Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, and Avengers, collectively earning over $29 billion at the global box office.
Beyond production, D'Esposito has directed Marvel One-Shots—Item 47 (2012) and Agent Carter (2013)—the latter laying the groundwork for the Agent Carter TV series.
He advanced to co-president of Marvel Studios in 2009, sharing leadership with Kevin Feige. In that capacity, he oversees feature film and streaming series development and production, including titles like WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, Ms. Marvel, Ironheart, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Daredevil: Born Again, and numerous other projects.
He has received Primetime Emmy nominations for WandaVision in 2021 (Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series) and for What If…? in 2022 (Outstanding Animated Program). In 2024, he was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program again for X‑Men ’97 (Season 1 Episode 5, “Remember It”). Additionally, he earned nominations from the Television Academy for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, and Echo in technical categories, including costumes, sound mixing, and visual effects. Beyond industry awards, he was honoured in January 2024 with the inaugural “Renaissance Award” from the Russo Brothers’ Italian American Filmmaker Forum in recognition of his contributions to Italian‑American heritage and the entertainment world.
In 2006, D'Esposito joined Marvel Studios, making his debut as unit production manager and executive producer on Iron Man (2008). He continued in these roles on Captain America: The First Avenger and various Marvel One-Shots. Over time, he became a central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's growth, executive producing virtually every MCU film since Iron Man (with the sole exception of The Incredible Hulk) and guiding franchises including Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, and Avengers, collectively earning over $29 billion at the global box office.
Beyond production, D'Esposito has directed Marvel One-Shots—Item 47 (2012) and Agent Carter (2013)—the latter laying the groundwork for the Agent Carter TV series.
He advanced to co-president of Marvel Studios in 2009, sharing leadership with Kevin Feige. In that capacity, he oversees feature film and streaming series development and production, including titles like WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, Ms. Marvel, Ironheart, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Daredevil: Born Again, and numerous other projects.
He has received Primetime Emmy nominations for WandaVision in 2021 (Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series) and for What If…? in 2022 (Outstanding Animated Program). In 2024, he was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program again for X‑Men ’97 (Season 1 Episode 5, “Remember It”). Additionally, he earned nominations from the Television Academy for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, and Echo in technical categories, including costumes, sound mixing, and visual effects. Beyond industry awards, he was honoured in January 2024 with the inaugural “Renaissance Award” from the Russo Brothers’ Italian American Filmmaker Forum in recognition of his contributions to Italian‑American heritage and the entertainment world.
Known For
Louis D'Esposito Filmography
| 2027 | Avengers: Secret Wars · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Wonder Man (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Marvel Zombies (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Eyes of Wakanda (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Ironheart (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Thunderbolts* · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Daredevil: Born Again (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Agatha All Along (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97 · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | X-Men '97 (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2 · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Marvels · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Echo (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | MPower (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Werewolf by Night · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Director by Night · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Groot's First Steps · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Groot's Pursuit · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Groot Takes a Bath · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | I Am Groot (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Magnum Opus · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Ms. Marvel (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Moon Knight (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Hawkeye (2021) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Eternals · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Black Widow · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Loki (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | WandaVision (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far from Home · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Team Darryl · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Black Panther · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Marvel: I am Groot · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Ant-Man · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Marvel's Agent Carter (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | The Avengers · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Thor · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Iron Man · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Zathura: A Space Adventure · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. · as Executive Producer |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct · as Associate Producer |
| 1991 | Another You · as Associate Producer |
| 2015 | Marvel's Agent Carter (TV Series) |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | |
| 1997 |
| 1983 | Eddie and the Cruisers · as Guitar Player At El Marko |
| 2025 | Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere · as Self - Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2014 | Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop! · as Self |
| 2014 | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe · as Self |
| 2010 | Ultimate Iron Man · as Self |
| 2008 | I Am 'Iron Man' · as Self |
| 2006 | Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness · as Unit Production Manager |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama · as First Assistant Director |
| 2001 | The Glass House · as First Assistant Director |
| 2000 | Hollow Man · as First Assistant Director |
| 1999 | Dudley Do-Right · as First Assistant Director |
| 1999 | Blast from the Past · as First Assistant Director |
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer · as First Assistant Director |
| 1997 | I Know What You Did Last Summer · as First Assistant Director |
| 1994 | The Shadow · as First Assistant Director |
| 1993 | Demolition Man · as First Assistant Director |
| 1993 | Super Mario Bros. · as First Assistant Director |
| 1992 | Hero · as First Assistant Director |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct · as First Assistant Director |
| 1990 | The Freshman · as First Assistant Director |
| 1989 | Major League · as First Assistant Director |
| 1988 | D.O.A. · as First Assistant Director |
| 1987 | Ishtar · as Second Assistant Director |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success · as Second Assistant Director |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club · as Second Assistant Director |