Eli Craig


Elijah Matthew "Eli" Craig is an American screenwriter and film director, who started his career as an actor. Craig wrote and directed the cult horror comedy movie Tucker & Dale vs Evil, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the audience award at SXSW. His next film Little Evil, starring Evangeline Lilly and Adam Scott, was released on Netflix in September 2017 to positive reviews.

Life and career

Craig was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and is Sally Field's second son. His older brother Peter Craig 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.
Craig is a passionate outdoorsman and worked as an Outward Bound instructor for several years after college. He's led climbing trips up the mountaineers route on Mt. Whitney, Aconcagua, Mt. Rainier, Pico De Orizaba, and Denali.
Craig is married to actress and former Yellow Power Ranger Sasha Williams, and together they have 2 children: Noah, born in 2006, and Colin, born in 2014.
In May 2019, it was announced that Craig is working on his next project, a horror-comedy entitled Bride and Doom. The film is described as "Cloverfield meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

Filmography