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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.
Since joining Marvel Studios in 2006, D'Esposito has overseen and executive produced every MCU film (excluding The Incredible Hulk (2008), beginning with Iron Man (2008)—the blockbuster that launched the franchise. Working alongside President Kevin Feige, he has played a central role in expanding the interconnected universe across multiple phases, guiding critically acclaimed and commercially successful films including Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Black Panther (2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). His leadership has helped Marvel Studios generate over $29 billion at the global box office.
In addition to his executive producing work, D'Esposito directed the Marvel One-Shots Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 (2012) and Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013). The latter led to the successful television series Agent Carter, further expanding Marvel's storytelling into episodic formats.
Before his time at Marvel, D'Esposito built a successful career as an assistant director and producer, working on major studio projects including The Usual Suspects (1995), Annapolis (2006), and S.W.A.T. (2003).
Since joining Marvel Studios in 2006, D'Esposito has overseen and executive produced every MCU film (excluding The Incredible Hulk (2008), beginning with Iron Man (2008)—the blockbuster that launched the franchise. Working alongside President Kevin Feige, he has played a central role in expanding the interconnected universe across multiple phases, guiding critically acclaimed and commercially successful films including Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Black Panther (2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). His leadership has helped Marvel Studios generate over $29 billion at the global box office.
In addition to his executive producing work, D'Esposito directed the Marvel One-Shots Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 (2012) and Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013). The latter led to the successful television series Agent Carter, further expanding Marvel's storytelling into episodic formats.
Before his time at Marvel, D'Esposito built a successful career as an assistant director and producer, working on major studio projects including The Usual Suspects (1995), Annapolis (2006), and S.W.A.T. (2003).
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Filmography
| 2027 | Avengers: Secret Wars · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Blade · 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 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 |