Joe Russo(II)

Producer
Director
Actor

Before Robert Downey Jr. returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as big bad, Doctor Doom, let's talk about the mask, the task, and three ways that it could be possible for the former Iron Man to return in 2026's 'Avengers: Doomsday' for directors Anthony and Joe Russo.

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Joseph Vincent Russo is an American filmmaker and producer who works alongside his brother Anthony Russo. They have directed You, Me and Dupree, Cherry and the Marvel films Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Endgame is one of the highest grossing films of all time.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 15 wins & 22 nominations total

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Michael Douglas, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Natalie Portman, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Redford, Rene Russo, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Linda Cardellini, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Matthew Berry, Russell Bobbitt, Taika Waititi, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, James D'Arcy, Chris Evans, Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Patrick Gorman, Frank Grillo, Sean Gunn, Maximiliano Hernández, Ken Jeong, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Jack Kirby, Brie Larson, Stan Lee, James Lin, Mike Lutz, Lee Moore, Callan Mulvey, Elizabeth Olsen, Taylor Patterson, Jimmy Ray Pickens, John Posey, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Hiroyuki Sanada, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, John Slattery, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wisdom, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Jennifer 'Ms Fer' Russell, Camille Kinloch, Penelope Kathryn Golden, Eric Patrick Cameron, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Ava Russo, Julian Russo, Jamie Wedel, Bazlo LeClair, Loen LeClair, Augie Rosalina, Erica Ribley, Carlos A. Aparicio, Tom Hiddleston, Sam Hargrave, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Caleb Spencer Barr, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Yvette Nicole Brown, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Ty Simpkins, Audrae Peterson, Don Heck, Evangeline Lilly, Keith Wallace, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Kyle Banks, Sebastian Stan, Joy McAvoy, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Tessa Thompson, Donald Mustard, Hayley Atwell, Karen Gillan, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Brian Schaeffer, Michael Pierino Miller, Keith Nussbaum, Emma Fuhrmann, Anthony B. Harris, Letitia Wright, Maxwell L. Highsmith, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Anthony G Breed, Brent McGee, Ami Fujimoto, Michael James Shaw, Dustin Pitan, Carrie Coon, Eric Word, Andrew S. McMillan, Benjamin Weaver, Mari Kasuya, Khalid Ghajji, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Jaylen Davis, Jack Champion, John Michael Morris, Hye Jin Jang, Marie Mouroum, Winston Duke, Michael A. Cook, Jackson A. Dunn, Jennifer Elmore, Ben Sakamoto, Jay D. Kacho, Faith Logan, Brent Moorer Gaskins, Vincent Angel, Paul Pillsbury, Timothy Carr, Daniela Gaskie, Cameron Brumbelow, Kris Taylor, James Robert Taylor, Lia Russo, Jacob Batalon, Andy Field, Renah Gallagher, Tevin Beech, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Jason M. Edwards, Olaniyan Thurmon, Kevin Kobinsky, Miles Webb, Maria Z. Wilson, Alexa Medina, Rob Romero, Cade Woodward, Monica Mathis, Shaun McMillan, Roe Dunkley, Jamaal Burcher, Kiersten Dolbec, Raul Alcantar, Greg Tiffan, Eric Wallace, Kari Yovetich, Ryan L. Price, Daniel L. Murphy, Daniel Callister, Nolan Ekberg, Kevin So, Lexi Rabe, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Avengers: Endgame

8.4

Director

2019

Everything Everywhere All at Once

7.8

Producer

2022

Kenneth Branagh, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Paul Bettany, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, Keith Splinter Davis, Peter Dinklage, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Sean Gunn, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Florence Kasumba, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Tim McAdams, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Heck, Carlos Guity, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Jeremy Sample, Precious Jenkins, Karen Gillan, Dominique Elijah Smith, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tiffany Espensen, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Matthew Zuk, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Blair Jasin, Femi Olagoke, Ethan Dizon, Michael Pierino Miller, Taraja Ramsess, Jénel Stevens, Michael Anthony Rogers, Gee Alexander, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Letitia Wright, James Sterling, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Isabella Amara, Ryan Robertson, Kevin D Wilson, Daniel Graham, Joseph Singletary, Michael James Shaw, David Dman Escobar, Solomon Glave, Kevin Montgomery, Rabon Hutcherson, Carrie Coon, Martavious Cerrone Gayles, Kirk A. Jenkins, Tanya Wheelock, Andrew S. McMillan, Marcus Lewis, Donny Carrington, Gary Peebles, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Tye Claybrook Jr., Khalil' La'Marr Pickett, Marie Mouroum, Jazzy Ellis, Marija Juliette Abney, Phedra Syndelle, Winston Duke, Antjuan Rhames, Jefferson Lewis, Jared Moser, Zola Williams, Dawit Gulilat, Denisha Gillespie, Harrison Osterfield, James Siderits, Brandon M. Shaw, Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson, Chris Moore, Ariana Greenblatt, Annie Pisapia, Matthew Christensen, Simeon Freeman, Branden Arnold, Michael David Yuhl, Daniela Gaskie, Jamel D. Chambers, John Gettier, Sergio Briones, Nathaniel Perry, Jacob Batalon, Matthew Excel Simmons, Lucie Carroll, Bobby James, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Olaniyan Thurmon, Edward Parker, Cecil M. Henry, Cory Dunson, Bruce Anthony Shepperson, Perla Middleton, Laurel O Wagner, Jachin Myers, Elgin Lee, Demetri Landell, Tony Dupar, Shawn South, Mallory Kidwell, Devin Koehler, Chase Ledgerwood, Jomahl Gildersleve, Frank David Monroe, Granger Summerset II, Austin Rospert, Lady Cardinal, Luke Maher, Laura Miller, Joe Maitland, Dylan Gajai, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Avengers: Infinity War

8.4

Director(directed by)

2018

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

7.7

Director

2014

Credits

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Producer

The Bluff
- producer
- Post-production
- 2025
Avengers: Doomsday
- producer
- In Production
- 2026
Citadel
- executive producer
- Released
- TV Series
- 2026
The Thomas Crown Affair
- producer
- Pre-production
- 2027
Past Midnight
- producer
- In Production
Quantum and Woody
- executive producer
- In Development
- TV Series
Exit West
- producer
- Pre-production
Extraction
- executive producer
- Pre-production
- TV Series
Nemesis
- producer
- Pre-production
- TV Series
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Comedy
- producer
- Pre-production

The Electric State
5.9
- producer (p.g.a.)
- 2025
The Legend of Ochi
6.3
- executive producer
- 2025
From
7.8
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2022–2024
Citadel: Honey Bunny
6.3
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2024
Citadel: Diana
6.0
TV Series
- co-producer
- executive producer
- 2024
Something's More Than One Thing
8.8
- executive producer
- 2024
All Fun and Games
4.3
- executive producer
- 2023
Extraction II
7.0
- producer (p.g.a.)
- 2023
Citadel
6.1
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2023
The Gray Man
6.5
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2022
Captive Audience
6.8
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once
7.8
- producer
- 2022
Slugfest
7.8
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2021
Cherry
6.6
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2021
Extraction
6.8
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2020

Director

The Electric State
5.9
- Director (directed by)
- 2025
The Gray Man
6.5
- Director
- 2022
Cherry
6.6
- Director (directed by)
- 2021
Avengers: Endgame
8.4
- Director
- 2019
Avengers: Infinity War
8.4
- Director (directed by)
- 2018
Captain America: Civil War
7.8
- Director
- 2016
Coca-Cola: A Mini Marvel
6.7
Video
- Director
- 2016
Agent Carter
7.8
TV Series
- Director (as Joseph V. Russo, directed by)
- 2015
Community
8.5
TV Series
- Director
- 2009–2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7.7
- Director
- 2014
Animal Practice
5.7
TV Series
- Director
- 2012
Up All Night
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 2011–2012
Happy Endings
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2011–2012
The Council of Dads
5.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 2011
Running Wilde
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2010

Actor

The Electric State
5.9
- Skeevy Bot (voice, as Gozie Agbo)
- 2025
The Gray Man
6.5
- CIA Director (uncredited)
- 2022
Cherry
6.6
- Restaurant Owner (as Gozie Agbo)
- 2021
The Simpsons
8.6
TV Series
- Movie Executive (voice)
- 2020
Avengers: Endgame
8.4
- Grieving Man (as Gozie Agbo)
- 2019
Soundtracking with Edith Bowman
6.0
Podcast Series
- 2018
Captain America: Civil War
7.8
- Dr. Broussard (as Gozie Agbo)
- 2016
Alex Leyba Show
TV Series
- Joey Russo
- 2015
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7.7
- Dr. Fine (as Gozie Agbo)
- 2014
You, Me and Dupree
5.6
- Personnel Manager (as Gozie Agbo)
- 2006
Arrested Development
8.6
TV Series
- Joe
- 2005
Pieces
4.1
- 1997

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- Philsfilms - Commercial, Television and Film clips (QuickTime)
Alternative names
- Gozie Agbo
Born
- July 8, 1971
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Spouse
- Pooja RajSeptember 17, 2011 - ? (2 children)
Children
Parents
- Basil M. Russo
Relatives
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- 2 Interviews
- 3 Articles

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Has two daughters.

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[on the helicopter scene in Captain America: Civil War] We shot that scene early on and I remember Anthony [Russo, his co-director and brother] telling the writers, 'You would not believe what we shot today!'. We kinda joke that it is actually a character shot but we are really focusing very hard on his character's arms! I mean you literally see his character bulging out of his massive biceps. The guy [Chris Evans] gets so ripped to play the part. The whole group gathered around when we shot it and were marveling at him, just like, 'I can't believe how big his guns are.'