Louis D'Esposito
- Known for
- Production
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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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Filmography
Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film
Movie · Executive Producer
Nova
Movie · Executive Producer
Untitled Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Sequel
Movie · Executive Producer
Zodiac
TV · Executive Producer · 1 ep
Untitled X-Men Film
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Panther 3
Movie · Executive Producer
Ghost Rider
Movie · Producer
Avengers: Secret Wars
Movie · Executive Producer
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Movie · Executive Producer
The Punisher: One Last Kill
Movie · Executive Producer
Avengers: Doomsday
Movie · Producer
VisionQuest
TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps
Wonder Man
TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Movie · Executive Producer
Thunderbolts*
Movie · Executive Producer
Captain America: Brave New World
Movie · Executive Producer
Ironheart
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
Daredevil: Born Again
TV · Executive Producer · 17 eps
Eyes of Wakanda
TV · Executive Producer · 4 eps
Marvel Zombies
TV · Executive Producer · 4 eps
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
TV · Executive Producer · 11 eps
Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
Movie · Executive Producer
Echo
TV · Executive Producer · 5 eps
Agatha All Along
TV · Executive Producer · 9 eps
X-Men '97
TV · Executive Producer · 19 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2
Movie · Executive Producer
The Marvels
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie · Executive Producer
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie · Executive Producer
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie · Executive Producer
Secret Invasion
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
TV · Executive Producer · 3 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Movie · Executive Producer
Werewolf by Night
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel
Movie · Executive Producer
Groot Takes a Bath
Movie · Executive Producer
The Little Guy
Movie · Executive Producer
Groot's First Steps
Movie · Executive Producer
Groot's Pursuit
Movie · Executive Producer
Magnum Opus
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · Executive Producer
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Movie · Executive Producer
Director by Night
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Movie · Executive Producer
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · Executive Producer
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Movie · Executive Producer
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
TV · Executive Producer · 9 eps
Ms. Marvel
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
Moon Knight
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
I Am Groot
TV · Executive Producer · 10 eps
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Movie · Executive Producer
Eternals
Movie · Executive Producer
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Widow
Movie · Executive Producer
WandaVision
TV · Executive Producer · 9 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
Loki
TV · Executive Producer · 12 eps
Hawkeye
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
What If...?
TV · Executive Producer · 26 eps
Avengers: Endgame
Movie · Executive Producer
Captain Marvel
Movie · Executive Producer
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Movie · Executive Producer
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie · Executive Producer
Team Darryl
Movie · Executive Producer
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Panther
Movie · Executive Producer
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Movie · Executive Producer
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Movie · Executive Producer
Thor: Ragnarok
Movie · Executive Producer
Doctor Strange
Movie · Executive Producer
Captain America: Civil War
Movie · Executive Producer
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie · Executive Producer
Ant-Man
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel's Agent Carter
TV · Executive Producer · 18 eps
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
Movie · Executive Producer
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Movie · Executive Producer
Guardians of the Galaxy
Movie · Executive Producer
Iron Man 3
Movie · Executive Producer
Thor: The Dark World
Movie · Executive Producer
The Avengers
Movie · Executive Producer
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie · Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Thor
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Movie · Executive Producer
Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer
Movie · Executive Producer
Iron Man 2
Movie · Executive Producer
Iron Man
Movie · Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
The Pursuit of Happyness
Movie · Unit Production Manager
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Movie · Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
S.W.A.T.
Movie · Executive Producer
Basic Instinct
Movie · Associate Producer
Another You
Movie · Associate Producer