Louis D'Esposito
Louis D'Esposito
Biography
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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129
Gender
Male
Birthday
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Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Crew

2025

The Fantastic 4: First Steps Executive Producer

2024

Deadpool & Wolverine Executive Producer

2023

The Marvels Executive Producer

2022

Werewolf by Night Executive Producer

2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Executive Producer

2022

Groot Takes a Bath Executive Producer

2022

The Little Guy Executive Producer

2022

Groot's First Steps Executive Producer

2022

Groot's Pursuit Executive Producer

2022

Magnum Opus Executive Producer

2022

Director by Night Executive Producer

2021

Eternals Executive Producer

2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home Executive Producer

2019

Avengers: Endgame Executive Producer

2018

Avengers: Infinity War Executive Producer

2018

Team Darryl Executive Producer

2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming Executive Producer

2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Executive Producer

2017

Thor: Ragnarok Executive Producer

2016

Doctor Strange Executive Producer

2016

Captain America: Civil War Executive Producer

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron Executive Producer

2015

Ant-Man Executive Producer

2014

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King Executive Producer

2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Executive Producer

2014

Guardians of the Galaxy Executive Producer

2013

Iron Man 3 Executive Producer

2013

Thor: The Dark World Executive Producer

2012

The Avengers Executive Producer

2011

Captain America: The First Avenger Executive Producer

2011

Captain America: The First Avenger Unit Production Manager

2011

Thor Executive Producer

2010

Iron Man 2 Executive Producer

2008

Iron Man Executive Producer

2008

Iron Man Unit Production Manager

2006

The Pursuit of Happyness Unit Production Manager

2003

S.W.A.T. Executive Producer

2001

The Glass House First Assistant Director

1999

Dudley Do-Right First Assistant Director

1999

Blast from the Past First Assistant Director

1998

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer First Assistant Director

1997

Opposite Corners Director

1988

D.O.A. First Assistant Director

1987

The Secret of My Success Second Assistant Director

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Blade Executive Producer

2027

Avengers: Secret Wars Executive Producer

2026

Avengers: Doomsday Executive Producer

2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Executive Producer

2025

Thunderbolts* Executive Producer

2025

Captain America: Brave New World Executive Producer

2025

Ironheart Executive Producer

2025

Daredevil: Born Again Executive Producer

2025

Eyes of Wakanda Executive Producer

2025

Marvel Zombies Executive Producer

2024

Echo Executive Producer

2024

Agatha All Along Executive Producer

2024

X-Men '97 Executive Producer

2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Executive Producer

2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Executive Producer

2023

Secret Invasion Executive Producer

2022

Thor: Love and Thunder Executive Producer

2022

Ms. Marvel Executive Producer

2022

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Executive Producer

2022

Moon Knight Executive Producer

2022

I Am Groot Executive Producer

2021

Black Widow Executive Producer

2021

WandaVision Executive Producer

2021

Marvel Studios Assembled Executive Producer

2021

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Executive Producer

2021

Loki Executive Producer

2021

Hawkeye Executive Producer

2021

What If...? Executive Producer

2019

Captain Marvel Executive Producer

2019

Spider-Man: Far From Home Executive Producer

2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp Executive Producer

2018

Black Panther Executive Producer

2015

Marvel's Agent Carter Director

2015

Marvel's Agent Carter Executive Producer

2011

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant Executive Producer

2005

Zathura: A Space Adventure Executive Producer

2005

Zathura: A Space Adventure Unit Production Manager

2002

Sweet Home Alabama First Assistant Director

2000

Hollow Man First Assistant Director

1997

I Know What You Did Last Summer First Assistant Director

1994

The Shadow First Assistant Director

1993

Demolition Man First Assistant Director

1993

Super Mario Bros. First Assistant Director

1992

Basic Instinct Associate Producer

1992

Basic Instinct First Assistant Director

1992

Hero First Assistant Director

1991

Another You Associate Producer

1990

The Freshman First Assistant Director

1989

Major League First Assistant Director

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Untitled X-Men Film Executive Producer

1987

Ishtar Second Assistant Director

1984

The Cotton Club Second Assistant Director

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Black Panther 3 Executive Producer

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Untitled The Punisher Special Executive Producer

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VisionQuest Executive Producer