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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Cotton Club

Known For

  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Iron Man
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • The Avengers
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Captain America: The First Avenger
  • Thor: Ragnarok
  • Avengers: Infinity War
  • Doctor Strange
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming
  • Thor: The Dark World
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Ant-Man
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Captain Marvel
  • Loki
  • The Pursuit of Happyness
  • Eternals
  • Spider-Man: Far from Home
  • Black Widow
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer
  • Basic Instinct

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    Filmography

    2028
    Black Panther 3 · as Executive Producer
    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
    The Fantastic Four: First Steps · as Executive Producer
    2025
    Ironheart (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2025
    Eyes of Wakanda (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
    2024
    2024
    Agatha All Along (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2024
    Deadpool & Wolverine · as Executive Producer
    2024
    2024
    X-Men '97 (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2024
    2024
    2023
    2023
    The Marvels · as Executive Producer
    2023
    Echo (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2023
    2023
    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
    2022
    2022
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as Executive Producer
    2022
    2022
    Werewolf by Night · as Executive Producer
    2022
    Director by Night · as Executive Producer
    2022
    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
    2022
    Magnum Opus · as Executive Producer
    2022
    2022
    Thor: Love and Thunder · as Executive Producer
    2022
    Ms. Marvel (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2022
    2022
    2022
    Moon Knight (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2022
    2022
    2021
    Spider-Man: No Way Home · as Executive Producer
    2021
    Hawkeye (2021) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2021
    Eternals · as Executive Producer
    2021
    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
    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

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