Louis D'Esposito
Production
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.
Known for
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movieAvengers: Secret Wars
2027
Executive Producer
movieAvengers: Doomsday
2026
Producer
tvVisionQuest
2026
Executive Producer
movieSpider-Man: Brand New Day
2026
Executive Producer
movieThe Punisher: One Last Kill
2026
Executive Producer
tvWonder Man
2026
Executive Producer
tvMarvel Zombies
2025
Executive Producer
tvEyes of Wakanda
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
Executive Producer
tvIronheart
2025
Executive Producer
movieThunderbolts*
2025
Executive Producer
tvDaredevil: Born Again
2025
Executive Producer
movieCaptain America: Brave New World
2025
Executive Producer
tvYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
2025
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
2024
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
Executive Producer
tvAgatha All Along
2024
Executive Producer
movieDeadpool & Wolverine
2024
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97
2024
Executive Producer
tvX-Men '97
2024
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
2024
Executive Producer
tvEcho
2024
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2
2023
Executive Producer
movieThe Marvels
2023
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
Executive Producer
tvSecret Invasion
2023
Executive Producer
movieGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
Executive Producer
tvVoices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
2023
Executive Producer
movieAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
Executive Producer
movieThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
Executive Producer
movieBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Executive Producer
movieDirector by Night
2022
Executive Producer
movieWerewolf by Night
2022
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Executive Producer
tvShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law
2022
Executive Producer
movieGroot Takes a Bath
2022
Executive Producer
movieThe Little Guy
2022
Executive Producer
movieGroot's First Steps
2022
Executive Producer
movieGroot's Pursuit
2022
Executive Producer
tvI Am Groot
2022
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel
2022
Executive Producer
movieMagnum Opus
2022
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Executive Producer
movieThor: Love and Thunder
2022
Executive Producer
tvMs. Marvel
2022
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
2022
Executive Producer
movieDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Executive Producer
tvMoon Knight
2022
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
Executive Producer
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
Executive Producer
movieSpider-Man: No Way Home
2021
Executive Producer
tvHawkeye
2021
Executive Producer
movieEternals
2021
Executive Producer
movieShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
Executive Producer
tvWhat If...?
2021
Executive Producer
movieBlack Widow
2021
Executive Producer
tvLoki
2021
Executive Producer
tvThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
Executive Producer
tvMarvel Studios Assembled
2021
Executive Producer
tvWandaVision
2021
Executive Producer
movieSpider-Man: Far From Home
2019
Executive Producer
movieAvengers: Endgame
2019
Executive Producer
movieCaptain Marvel
2019
Executive Producer
movieAnt-Man and the Wasp
2018
Executive Producer
movieAvengers: Infinity War
2018
Executive Producer
movieTeam Darryl
2018
Executive Producer
movieBlack Panther
2018
Executive Producer
movieThor: Ragnarok
2017
Executive Producer
movieSpider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Executive Producer
movieGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
Executive Producer
movieDoctor Strange
2016
Executive Producer
movieCaptain America: Civil War
2016
Executive Producer
movieAnt-Man
2015
Executive Producer
movieAvengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Executive Producer
tvMarvel's Agent Carter
2015
Executive Producer
movieGuardians of the Galaxy
2014
Executive Producer
movieCaptain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
Executive Producer
movieMarvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
2014
Executive Producer
movieThor: The Dark World
2013
Executive Producer
movieIron Man 3
2013
Executive Producer
movieThe Avengers
2012
Executive Producer
movieMarvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011
Executive Producer
movieCaptain America: The First Avenger
2011
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
movieThor
2011
Executive Producer
movieIron Man 2
2010
Executive Producer
movieIron Man
2008
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
movieThe Pursuit of Happyness
2006
Unit Production Manager
movieZathura: A Space Adventure
2005
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
movieS.W.A.T.
2003
Executive Producer
movieBasic Instinct
1992
Associate Producer
movieAnother You
1991
Associate Producer
Untitled X-Men Film
Executive Producer
Black Panther 3
Executive Producer
Nova
Executive Producer
Directing22
tvMarvel's Agent Carter
2015
Director
movieSweet Home Alabama
2002
First Assistant Director
movieThe Glass House
2001
First Assistant Director
movieHollow Man
2000
First Assistant Director
movieDudley Do-Right
1999
First Assistant Director
movieBlast from the Past
1999
First Assistant Director
movieI Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
First Assistant Director
movieI Know What You Did Last Summer
1997
First Assistant Director
movieOpposite Corners
1997
Director
movieThe Shadow
1994
First Assistant Director
movieDemolition Man
1993
First Assistant Director
movieSuper Mario Bros.
1993
First Assistant Director
movieHero
1992
First Assistant Director
movieBasic Instinct
1992
First Assistant Director
movieThe Freshman
1990
First Assistant Director
movieMajor League
1989
First Assistant Director
movieD.O.A.
1988
First Assistant Director
movieIshtar
1987
Second Assistant Director
movieThe Secret of My Success
1987
Second Assistant Director
movieThe Cotton Club
1984
Second Assistant Director
Acting8
movieMarvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025
Self - Executive Producer
movieEddie and the Cruisers
1983
Guitar Player at El Marko