About Louis D'Esposito
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.
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Movie Credits
Louis D'Esposito has appeared in 9 movies.
These include
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere,
Ultimate Iron Man,
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe,
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe,
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream,
Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years,
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!,
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe and
Eddie and the Cruisers.
Production Credits
Production
Credited for Executive Producer in 97 shows -
VisionQuest,
Blade,
Untitled X-Men Film,
Black Panther 3,
Untitled The Punisher Special,
Armor Wars,
Untitled Shang-Chi Sequel,
S.W.A.T.,
Zathura: A Space Adventure,
Iron Man,
Iron Man 2,
Thor,
Captain America: The First Avenger,
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant,
The Avengers,
Iron Man 3,
Thor: The Dark World,
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King,
Captain America: The Winter Soldier,
Guardians of the Galaxy,
Marvel's Agent Carter,
Avengers: Age of Ultron,
Ant-Man,
Captain America: Civil War,
Doctor Strange,
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,
Spider-Man: Homecoming,
Thor: Ragnarok,
Black Panther,
Team Darryl,
Avengers: Infinity War,
Ant-Man and the Wasp,
Captain Marvel,
Avengers: Endgame,
Spider-Man: Far From Home,
WandaVision,
Marvel Studios Assembled,
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,
Loki,
Black Widow,
What If...?,
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,
Eternals,
Hawkeye,
Spider-Man: No Way Home,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals,
Moon Knight,
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight,
Ms. Marvel,
Thor: Love and Thunder,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,
Magnum Opus,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel,
Groot's First Steps,
The Little Guy,
Groot's Pursuit,
I Am Groot,
Groot Takes a Bath,
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder,
Werewolf by Night,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,
Director by Night,
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever,
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,
Secret Invasion,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,
The Marvels,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2,
Echo,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels,
X-Men '97,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97,
Deadpool & Wolverine,
Agatha All Along,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine,
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,
Captain America: Brave New World,
Daredevil: Born Again,
Thunderbolts*,
Ironheart,
The Fantastic 4: First Steps,
Eyes of Wakanda,
Marvel Zombies,
Wonder Man,
Spider-Man: Brand New Day,
Avengers: Doomsday and
Avengers: Secret Wars.
Directing
Credited for First Assistant Director in 15 shows -
D.O.A.,
Major League,
The Freshman,
Basic Instinct,
Hero,
Super Mario Bros.,
Demolition Man,
The Shadow,
I Know What You Did Last Summer,
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,
Blast from the Past,
Dudley Do-Right,
Hollow Man,
The Glass House and
Sweet Home Alabama.
