Louis D'Esposito
Known For: Production
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.
Filmography
2027
- Avengers: Secret Wars ... (Executive Producer)
2026
- Avengers: Doomsday ... (Executive Producer)
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps ... (Executive Producer)
- Thunderbolts* ... (Executive Producer)
- Captain America: Brave New World ... (Executive Producer)
- Daredevil: Born Again ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Zombies ... (Executive Producer)
- Ironheart ... (Executive Producer)
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Eyes of Wakanda ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere as Self - Executive Producer
2024
- Deadpool & Wolverine ... (Executive Producer)
- Agatha All Along ... (Executive Producer)
- X-Men '97 ... (Executive Producer)
- Echo ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97 ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ... (Executive Producer)
- The Marvels ... (Executive Producer)
- Secret Invasion ... (Executive Producer)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2 ... (Executive Producer)
- Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ... (Executive Producer)
- Thor: Love and Thunder ... (Executive Producer)
- Moon Knight ... (Executive Producer)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ... (Executive Producer)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special ... (Executive Producer)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ... (Executive Producer)
- I Am Groot ... (Executive Producer)
- Ms. Marvel ... (Executive Producer)
- Groot's First Steps ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder ... (Executive Producer)
- Werewolf by Night ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ... (Executive Producer)
- Director by Night ... (Executive Producer)
- Groot Takes a Bath ... (Executive Producer)
- Magnum Opus ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye ... (Executive Producer)
- The Little Guy ... (Executive Producer)
- Groot's Pursuit ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Spider-Man: No Way Home ... (Executive Producer)
- Loki ... (Executive Producer)
- What If...? ... (Executive Producer)
- WandaVision ... (Executive Producer)
- Hawkeye ... (Executive Producer)
- Black Widow ... (Executive Producer)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ... (Executive Producer)
- Eternals ... (Executive Producer)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Avengers: Endgame ... (Executive Producer)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home ... (Executive Producer)
- Captain Marvel ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War ... (Executive Producer)
- Black Panther ... (Executive Producer)
- Team Darryl ... (Executive Producer)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Spider-Man: Homecoming ... (Executive Producer)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ... (Executive Producer)
- Thor: Ragnarok ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Captain America: Civil War ... (Executive Producer)
- Doctor Strange ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years as Self
2015
- Avengers: Age of Ultron ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel's Agent Carter ... (Director)
- Ant-Man ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- Guardians of the Galaxy ... (Executive Producer)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self
- Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! as Self
- Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- Iron Man 3 ... (Executive Producer)
- Thor: The Dark World ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter ... (Director)
2012
- The Avengers ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 ... (Director)
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe as Self
2011
- Thor ... (Executive Producer)
- Captain America: The First Avenger ... (Executive Producer)
- Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- Iron Man 2 ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- Iron Man ... (Executive Producer)
2006
- The Pursuit of Happyness ... (Unit Production Manager)
2005
- Zathura: A Space Adventure ... (Executive Producer)
2003
- S.W.A.T. ... (Executive Producer)
2002
- Sweet Home Alabama ... (First Assistant Director)
2001
- The Glass House ... (First Assistant Director)
2000
- Hollow Man ... (First Assistant Director)
1999
- Blast from the Past ... (First Assistant Director)
- Dudley Do-Right ... (First Assistant Director)
1998
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ... (First Assistant Director)
1997
- I Know What You Did Last Summer ... (First Assistant Director)
- Opposite Corners ... (Director)
1994
- The Shadow ... (First Assistant Director)
1993
- Demolition Man ... (First Assistant Director)
- Super Mario Bros. ... (First Assistant Director)
1992
- Basic Instinct ... (Associate Producer)
- Hero ... (First Assistant Director)
1991
- Another You ... (Associate Producer)
1990
- The Freshman ... (First Assistant Director)
1989
- Major League ... (First Assistant Director)
1988
- D.O.A. ... (First Assistant Director)
1987
- The Secret of My Success ... (Second Assistant Director)
- Ishtar ... (Second Assistant Director)
1984
- The Cotton Club ... (Second Assistant Director)
1983
- Eddie and the Cruisers as Guitar Player at El Marko