Eli Craig is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for co-writing and directing the cult horror comedy film '' Tucker & Dale vs. Evil''.

Early life

Craig is actress

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's second son with Steve Craig. His older brother,

Peter Craig Peter Craig (born November 10, 1969) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing the screenplays to '' The Town'' (2010), '' The Batman'' (2022), and '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022), earning an Academy Award nomination ...

, is a screenwriter and novelist. His half-brother, John Craig, is a musician. He also has another younger half-brother named Sam Greisman, who is Sally Field's youngest son.

Career

In 2010, Craig wrote and directed the cult horror comedy movie '' Tucker & Dale vs. Evil'', which premiered at the

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and won the audience award at

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. In March 2013, Craig directed the

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for a ''

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'' television series for

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. The pilot was released in April 2013 on

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and at

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. On May 17, 2013, Rhett Reese, creator of the TV adaptation, announced that ''Zombieland: The Series'' would not be picked up to be a series by Amazon. His next film '' Little Evil'', starring

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and Adam Scott, was released on

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in September 2017 to positive reviews.

Personal life

Craig is a passionate outdoorsman and worked as an

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instructor for several years after college. He has led climbing trips up the mountaineers route on

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, and

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. Craig married actress, the former Yellow Power Ranger, Sasha Williams in 2004, and together they have two sons, Noah and Colin.

Filmography

Short film Feature film Television Acting roles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Eli American male film actors Film directors from California American male screenwriters American horror film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)