Marvel Directors/Showrunners
by adamdaviddrummond | created - 26 May 2018 | updated - 22 Dec 2020 | Public
1. Jon Favreau
Producer | Chef
Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.
The amiable, husky-framed actor with the ...
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2. Shane Black
Actor | Predator
Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout (1991) ...
Iron Man Three
3. Louis Leterrier
Director | The Incredible Hulk
Louis Leterrier is a French film director and producer. He notably directed the first two Transporter films, Unleashed, The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me, Tower of Strength and The Brothers Grimsby. He also directed episodes of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Netflix ...
The Incredible Hulk
4. Joe Johnston
Director | Captain America: The First Avenger
Joseph Eggleston Johnston II is an American film director from Texas who is known for directing the cult classic film The Rocketeer, Jumanji, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Wolfman, October Sky, The Pagemaster, Jurassic Park III and Captain America: The First Avenger. He was an art director for ...
Captain America: The First Avenger
5. Joe Russo
Director | Avengers: Endgame
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 ...
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6. Anthony Russo
Producer | Everything Everywhere All at Once
Anthony J. Russo is an American filmmaker and producer who works alongside his brother Joseph 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 ...
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7. Kenneth Branagh
Actor | Henry V
Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper), both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). When he was nine, his family ...
Thor
8. Alan Taylor
Director | Game of Thrones
Alan Taylor is an American film and television director from San Francisco known for directing episodes of HBO shows such as The Sopranos, Deadwood, Game of Thrones, and Sex in the City. He directed the feature films Thor: The Dark World, Palookaville, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Many Saints of ...
Thor: The Dark World
9. Taika Waititi
Producer | What We Do in the Shadows
Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer. His father is Maori (Te-Whanau-a-Apanui), and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish...
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10. Peyton Reed
Director | Ant-Man
Peyton Reed is an American film director, screenwriter and producer who is known for directing Bring It On, Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. He also directed Yes Man, Down with Love and The Break-Up. He directed episodes of The Mandalorian and Back to the Future.
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11. Scott Derrickson
Producer | The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson is an American filmmaker who is known for directing horror films such as Deliver Us from Evil, Hellraiser: Inferno, Sinister and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. He also directed the superhero film Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch. He decided not to direct Doctor Strange in ...
Doctor Strange
12. Sam Raimi
Director | Spider-Man
Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead (1981). From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making ...
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
13. Jon Watts
Director | Cop Car
Jon Watts is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed Cop Car and Clown before he was picked by Marvel and Sony to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Tom Holland and Zendaya. It's success resulted in two sequels, Far from Home in 2019 and No Way Home in 2021. He was also picked by ...
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14. James Gunn
Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy
James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age ...
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15. Ryan Coogler
Director | Black Panther
Ryan Kyle Coogler is an African-American filmmaker and producer who is from Oakland, California. He is known for directing the Black Panther film series, Creed, a Rocky spin-off and Fruitvale Station. He frequently casts Michael B. Jordan in his works. He produced the Creed sequels, Judas and the ...
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16. Joss Whedon
Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon is the middle of five brothers - his younger brothers are Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. Both his father, Tom Whedon and his grandfather, John Whedon were successful television writers. Joss' mother, Lee Stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as Lee Whedon. Whedon was ...
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17. Ryan Fleck
Director | Half Nelson
Ryan K. Fleck is an American film director, cinematographer, editor, and screenwriter best known for directing and writing the 2006 film Half Nelson and the 2008 film Sugar. He is known for his collaborations with fellow filmmaker Anna Boden. Ryan was born in Berkeley, California and raised in ...
Captain Marvel
18. Anna Boden
Producer | Half Nelson
Anna Boden is an American film director, cinematographer, editor, and screenwriter best known as the co-writer of the 2006 film Half Nelson. She is known for her collaborations with fellow filmmaker Ryan Fleck. While studying film at NYU, Boden met Ryan Fleck on the set of a student film. Soon they...
Captain Marvel
19. Nia DaCosta
Writer | Candyman
Nia DaCosta was born on November 8, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Candyman (2021), Little Woods (2018) and The Marvels (2023).
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20. Cate Shortland
Director | Lore
Catherine Shortland is an Australian filmmaker from Temora, New South Wales who is known for directing the Marvel film Black Widow. She also directed the feature length films Somersault, Lore and Berlin Syndrome. She directed the short films Pentuphouse, Flowergirl and Joy. She is married to Tony ...
Black Widow
21. Chloé Zhao
Director | Nomadland
Chloé Zhao or Zhao Ting (born March 31, 1982) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her debut feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Her second feature film, The Rider (2017), was critically acclaimed and received several accolades ...
The Eternals
22. Destin Daniel Cretton
Director | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Destin Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker, writer and producer from Haiku, Hawaii. He is known for directing The Glass Castle, I Am Not a Hipster, Short Term 12, Just Mercy and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He is the second Asian-American filmmaker to direct a Marvel film ...
Shang-Chi
23. Jed Whedon
Writer | Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Jed Whedon was born on July 18, 1975 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and Dollhouse (2009). He has been married to Maurissa Tancharoen since April 19, 2009.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
24. Maurissa Tancharoen
Writer | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Maurissa Tancharoen has taken an unusual path to her work in television. With a background in music and dance, she's performed with the likes of Michael Jackson and Chaka Khan, and toured the country as a member of a pop group with Motown Records. At Occidental ...
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
25. Jeffrey Bell
Producer | Angel
Jeffrey Bell is known for Angel (1999), Alias (2001) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot (2016).
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
26. Tara Butters
Producer | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tara Butters was born on January 17, 1972 in San Diego, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Reaper (2007) and Emergence (2019). She is married to Marc Guggenheim. They have two children.
Marvel's Agent Carter
27. Michele Fazekas
Producer | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Michele Fazekas is a writer, producer, and showrunner. She is the co-founder and executive of Fazekas & Butters, a television production and development company. She is known for producing Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Gen V (2023), Agent Carter (2015), Kevin (Probably) Saves the ...
Marvel's Agent Carter
28. Chris Dingess
Producer | Doom Patrol
Chris Dingess was born on February 17, 1974 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Chris is a producer and writer, known for Doom Patrol (2019), Men in Trees (2006) and Agent Carter (2015).
Marvel's Agent Carter
29. Scott Buck
Producer | Dexter
Scott Buck is known for Dexter (2006), Six Feet Under (2001) and Inhumans (2017). He is married to Dianna Miranda. They have two children.
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30. Steven S. DeKnight
Writer | Pacific Rim Uprising
Steven S. DeKnight was born in Millville, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Daredevil (2015) and Jupiter's Legacy (2021). He is married to Jaime Slater.
Marvel's Daredevil (Season 1)
31. Douglas Petrie
Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Douglas Petrie is a writer, director and television producer whose work includes the cult hit television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," as well as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Pushing Daisies," and "American Horror Story" among others. He served as show runner and co-creator, respectively...
Marvel's Daredevil (Season 2)
32. Marco Ramirez
Writer | The Defenders
Marco Ramirez is known for The Defenders (2017), Daredevil (2015) and Orange Is the New Black (2013).
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33. Erik Oleson
Producer | Carnival Row
Erik Oleson is the Showrunner and Executive Producer on the second season of Amazon Prime's "Carnival Row," starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevigne.
Whether in film or television, Oleson's passion for storytelling has taken him into writing on a gamut of productions of every type and scope.
Most ...
Marvel's Daredevil (Season 3)
34. Melissa Rosenberg
Producer | Jessica Jones
Melissa Rosenberg was born on August 28, 1962 in Marin County, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Jessica Jones (2015), Dexter (2006) and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). She has been married to Lev L. Spiro since 1995.
Jessica Jones
35. Cheo Hodari Coker
Producer | Luke Cage
Cheo Hodari Coker is known for Luke Cage (2016), Southland (2009) and Notorious (2009).
Luke Cage
36. M. Raven Metzner
Writer | Elektra
M. Raven Metzner is an Executive producer, Show runner and screen writer. He is known for Elektra (2005), Six Degrees (2006) and Clue (2011) and has staffed on Falling Skies (2011), Sleepy Hollow (2014), Heroes Reborn (2015), Next (2020), Star Trek: Discovery (2024) and served as Show runner and EP...
Marvel's Iron Fist (Season 2)
37. Steve Lightfoot
Producer | Hannibal
Steve Lightfoot is known for Hannibal (2013), The Punisher (2017) and Narcos (2015).
Marvel's The Punisher
38. Josh Schwartz
Producer | The O.C.
Josh Schwartz was born on August 6, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The O.C. (2003), Runaways (2017) and Looking for Alaska (2019). He has been married to Jill Stonerock since September 20, 2008.
Marvel's Runaways
39. Stephanie Savage
Producer | Runaways
Stephanie Savage was born on August 7, 1969 in Canada. She is a producer and writer, known for Runaways (2017), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and Endless Love (2014).
Marvel's Runaways
40. Joe Pokaski
Producer | Heroes
Joe Pokaski is known for Heroes (2006), Cloak & Dagger (2018) and Underground (2016).
Marvel's Cloak and Dagger
41. Ingrid Escajeda
Producer | Justified
Ingrid Escajeda is an American writer/producer originally from San Diego, California. With early plans to become a doctor, Ingrid earned her undergrad degree in Biology at UC Berkeley, where some acting and comedy classes piqued her interest in entertainment and led to a MFA in film from USC. After...
Marvel's Ghost Rider
42. Paul Zbyszewski
Producer | Lost
Paul Zbyszewski is known for Lost (2004), After the Sunset (2004) and Helstrom (2020).
Marvel's Helstrom
43. Malcolm Spellman
Producer | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Malcolm Spellman is known for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), Bel-Air (2022) and Empire (2015).
Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
44. Jac Schaeffer
Writer | WandaVision
Jac Schaeffer is known for WandaVision (2021), Timer (2009) and Black Widow (2021).
Marvel's WandaVision
45. Michael Waldron
Producer | Loki
Michael Waldron was born on April 23, 1987. He is a producer and writer, known for Loki (2021), Rick and Morty (2013) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
Loki
46. A.C. Bradley
Writer | Trollhunters
A.C. Bradley is known for Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016), What If...? (2021) and 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018).
What If...?
47. Bisha K. Ali
Writer | Loki
Bisha K Ali is a screenwriter and stand up comedian known for her personal, political comedy. She was recently selected for BAFTA's 2018 Elevate programme. As a performer, Bisha is frequently heard on the Guilty Feminist podcast and she also co hosts the BBC Radio 4 podcast GrownUpLand. In 2012 she...
Ms. Marvel
48. Jonathan Igla
Writer | Mad Men
Jonathan Igla is known for Mad Men (2007), Hawkeye (2021) and Bridgerton (2020).
Hawkeye
49. Jeremy Slater
Writer | The Exorcist
Jeremy Slater is an American screenwriter and producer who is known for writing Fant4stic, a heavily panned Marvel film before being re-written by Josh Trank and Simon Kinberg, Death Note and Moon Knight. He also developed The Umbrella Academy starring Elliot Page and The Exorcist, based on the ...
Moon Knight
50. Jessica Gao
Writer | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Jessica Gao was born on January 2, 1984 in Hanford, California, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022), Rick and Morty (2013) and Silicon Valley (2014).
She-Hulk
51. Kyle Bradstreet
Producer | Mr. Robot
Kyle Bradstreet was born on December 10, 1979 in Rochester, New York, USA. Kyle is a producer and writer, known for Mr. Robot (2015), Secret Invasion (2023) and Copper (2012).
Secret Invasion
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