Joseph "Joe" Russo co-directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4 with his brother Anthony.
Joe Russo also directed the Agent Carter episode Bridge and Tunnel.
Under the alias Gozie Agbo, Russo portrayed Doctor Fine in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Theo Broussard in Captain America: Civil War. He also played the man interviewing Peggy Carter in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
He also directed the post-credits scene of Ant-Man with Anthony.
He was interviewed for the documentary Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe.
Awards
- Together with Anthony Russo, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Director for his work on Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
- Together with Anthony Russo, he was nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Best Director for his work on Captain America: Civil War.
- Together with Anthony Russo, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Director for his work on Captain America: Civil War.
Trivia
- Together with Anthony Russo, he will produce the comic book adaptation Deadly Class.
- Joe Russo is one of the actors who have portrayed multiple characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Joe Russo is the second Marvel Cinematic Universe director to play a part in the film he was directing. The first was Jon Favreau, who portrayed Happy Hogan in Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and also in Iron Man 3 and Spider-Man: Homecoming, despite not directing the latter two. The third was James Gunn, who portrayed a Maskless Sakaaran in Guardians of the Galaxy. The fourth was Taika Waititi, who portrayed Korg in Thor: Ragnarok.
- His sister Angela Russo-Otstot also played a role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
- Joe and Anthony Russo were the first directors hired to direct three MCU films, and the only ones to direct four MCU films.
