Joe Russo

Characters played by Joe Russo

Grieving Man — Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Civilian mourning losses during MCU conflict sequences.

Dr. Broussard — Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Medical professional.

Dr. Fine — Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Medical or scientific professional appearing in agency settings.

Career Overview

Joe Russo has 93 screen credits in a career dating back to 1989. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently MCU with 6 titles. Signature works include Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 93
Birth Date: 1971-07-18
Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

MCU (6 titles)
The Avengers Collection (4 titles)
Extraction (3 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Chris Evans (6 collaborations)
Anthony Mackie (6 collaborations)
Sebastian Stan (6 collaborations)
Robert Downey Jr. (5 collaborations)
Chris Hemsworth (4 collaborations)
Letitia Wright (4 collaborations)
Mark Ruffalo (4 collaborations)
Scarlett Johansson (4 collaborations)
Elizabeth Olsen (4 collaborations)
Stan Lee (4 collaborations)

Credits

production (47 credits)
- Avengers: Secret Wars
  producer
  
  production
  
  2027
- John Rambo
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2027
- The Whisper Man
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Hercules
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Bluff
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Legend of Ochi
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Something's More Than One Thing
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- The Electric State
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Citadel Honey Bunny
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Play (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Traitor (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Home (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Spy Game (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Talwar (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  2024
- Citadel: Diana
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Jupiter (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Attack (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Zanis (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Together (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - War (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  2024
- All Fun and Games
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Extraction 2
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Citadel
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Chin Chin (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Highlands (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Heirlooms (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Unreasonable (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Chinos (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  2023
- The Gray Man
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- FROM
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - If a Tree Falls in the Forest… (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Calm Before (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Heavy Is the Head (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Best Laid Plans (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  2022
- Cherry
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Relic
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Extraction
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- 21 Bridges
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Mosul
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Deadly Class
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Sink With California (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Kids of the Black Hole (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Clampdown (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Rise Above (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Stigmata Martyr (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  2019
- Dizzy Pursuit
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Assassination Nation
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- A Merry Friggin' Christmas
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Ghost Phone
  production consultant
  
  production
  
  2013
- Leader of the Pack
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Happy Endings
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Brothas & Sisters (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - Deuce Babylove 2: Electric Babydeuce (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - Un-sabotagable (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Storm Before the Calm (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  2011
- Community
  
  - Basic Sandwich (2014) ... producer production
  
  - Basic Story (2014) ... producer production
  
  - G.I. Jeff (2014) ... producer production
  
  - Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2014) ... producer production
  
  - VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing (2014) ... producer production
  
  2009
- No. 6
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Crashing
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- The Kiss
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- Pieces
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Ordained
  producer
  
  production
- Saigon Bodyguards
  producer
  
  production
- Untitled Cambridge Antalytica Project
  producer
  
  production
- The Reckoner
  executive producer
  
  production
- Free Willy
  executive producer
  
  production
- Down Under Cover
  producer
  
  production
- Gods Unknown
  producer
  
  production
- SuperFudge
  producer
  
  production
- Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
  producer
  
  production
- Exit West
  producer
  
  production
- TYGO
  producer
  
  production
- Extraction 3
  producer
  
  production
directing (20 credits)
- Avengers: Secret Wars
  director
  
  directing
  
  2027
- Avengers: Doomsday
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Avengers: Judgement Day
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- The Electric State
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Citadel
  
  - Unreasonable (2026) ... director directing
  
  - Chinos (2026) ... director directing
  
  - Cold Plunge (2026) ... director directing
  
  - Baked Alaskas (2026) ... director directing
  
  2023
- The Gray Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Cherry
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Avengers: Endgame
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Avengers: Infinity War
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Captain America: Civil War
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Marvel's Agent Carter
  
  - Bridge and Tunnel (2015) ... director directing
  
  2015
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Happy Endings
  
  - The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre (2012) ... director directing
  
  - Yesandwitch (2011) ... director directing
  
  - Bo Fight (2011) ... director directing
  
  - Pilot (2011) ... director directing
  
  2011
- Community
  
  - Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2014) ... director directing
  
  - Geothermal Escapism (2014) ... director directing
  
  - Documentary Filmmaking: Redux (2011) ... director directing
  
  - Advanced Gay (2011) ... director directing
  
  - Geography of Global Conflict (2011) ... director directing
  
  2009
- Car Fuckers
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- You, Me and Dupree
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Arrested Development
  
  - Spring Breakout (2005) ... director directing
  
  - Meat the Veals (2005) ... director directing
  
  - The Immaculate Election (2005) ... director directing
  
  - Motherboy XXX (2005) ... director directing
  
  - Hand to God (2005) ... director directing
  
  2003
- Welcome to Collinwood
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- The Kiss
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Pieces
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
actors (18 credits)
- The Electric State
  Skeevy Bot (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- The Gray Man
  CIA DDO Fine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Cherry
  Restaurant Owner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Marvel Studios Assembled
  
  - The Making of WandaVision (2021) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  2021
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
  Self - Co-Director, Avengers: Infinity War & Avengers: Endgame
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Avengers: Endgame
  Grieving Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Captain America: Civil War
  Dr. Broussard
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- On Set with Anthony Mackie: Cut the Check!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- On the Frontline: An Inside Look at Captain America's Battlegrounds
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  Dr. Fine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Arrested Development Documentary Project
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- You, Me and Dupree
  Personnel Manager
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Arrested Development
  
  - Hand to God (2005) ... Joe actor actors
  
  2003
- Pieces
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- The Simpsons
  
  - Bart the Bad Guy (2020) ... Movie Executive 1 (voice) actor actors
  
  1989
crew (1 credits)
- The Progeny
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2023
writing (6 credits)
- Extraction 2
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2023
- The Gray Man
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Extraction
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2020
- Welcome to Collinwood
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2002
- The Kiss
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- Pieces
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
editing (1 credits)
- Pieces
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1997

Content sources

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