Joseph "Joe" Russo co-directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame with his brother Anthony.
Joe Russo also directed the Agent Carter episode Bridge and Tunnel.
Under the alias Gozie Agbo, Russo portrayed Doctor Fine and the man interviewing Peggy Carter in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Theo Broussard in Captain America: Civil War, Bert in a deleted scene of Avengers: Infinity War[1] and Grieving Man in Avengers: Endgame. He portrayed Thanos in the scenes from Avengers: Endgame where Thanos interacted with Nebula due Josh Brolin's unavailability when those scenes were shot.[2]
He also co-directed the post-credits scene of Ant-Man and the mid-credits scene of Captain Marvel with Anthony.[3]
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
- Joe and Anthony Russo were the first directors hired to direct three MCU films, and the only ones to direct four MCU films.
- 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, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, despite not directing the latter four. 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 and Avengers: Endgame
- Joe Russo is one of the actors who has portrayed multiple characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Joe Russo is the father of Sophia Russo, Ava Russo and Lia Russo, the brother of Angela Russo-Otstot and the brother-in-law of Ann Russo.
- Joe Russo, and his brother Anthony, previously worked with Danny Pudi, Jim Rash, Ken Jeong, Yvette Nicole Brown, Aaron Himelstein and Brie Larson in Community.
- Joe Russo, and his brother Anthony, previously worked with Michael Douglas in You, Me and Dupree.
- Joe Russo, and his brother Anthony, worked again with Chadwick Boseman in 21 Bridges.
- Joe Russo, and his brother Anthony, worked again with Chris Hemsworth and Sam Hargrave in Dhaka.
- Joe Russo, and his brother Anthony, worked again with Tom Holland in Cherry.
