Lars P. Winther

Lars P. Winther is a film and television production professional best known for assistant-directing and producing work on large-scale American features, especially superhero and action productions. Public biographical information about him is limited, but industry credit databases consistently place him in first assistant director, second assistant director, second-unit director and producer roles across more than two decades of studio filmmaking.

Winther’s credits show a career built through the practical management side of production. Early listed work includes second assistant director credits on The Patriot, The Fast and the Furious and xXx, followed by first assistant director assignments on films such as Eight Legged Freaks, S.W.A.T., Into the Blue, Stick It, The Pursuit of Happyness, Norbit, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Meet Dave, Imagine That, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Water for Elephants and In Time. These are the kinds of roles that rarely make a crew member famous to the public but are central to keeping complex productions organized, scheduled and safe.

His profile became especially tied to Marvel and DC productions in the 2010s and 2020s. He was credited as first assistant director on The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Captain Marvel, The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. He also held producer or co-producer credits on several of these productions, including Marvel projects, and is credited on James Gunn-associated work including The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, Superman and Supergirl.