Eli Craig

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.

Eli Craig
Craig in 2025
Born	(1972-05-25) May 25, 1972 (age 52)[1]
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Sasha Williams ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	2
Mother	Sally Field
Relatives	Peter Craig (brother) Margaret Field (grandmother)

Early life

Craig is actress Sally Field's second son with Steve Craig.^[2] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2010, 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.^[3] In March 2013, Craig directed the pilot episode for a Zombieland television series for Amazon Studios.^[4][5] The pilot was released in April 2013 on Lovefilm and at Amazon Video.^[6][7] 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.^[8][9] His next film Little Evil, starring Evangeline Lilly and Adam Scott, was released on Netflix in September 2017 to positive reviews.^[10][11][12]

Personal life

Craig is a passionate outdoorsman and worked as an Outward Bound instructor for several years after college. He has led climbing trips up the mountaineers route on Mount Whitney, Aconcagua, Mount Rainier, Pico De Orizaba, and Denali.^[13]

Craig married actress, the former Yellow Power Ranger, Sasha Williams in 2004,^[14] and together they have two sons, Noah and Colin.^[15]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2004	The Tao of Pong	Yes	Yes

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2010	Tucker & Dale vs. Evil	Yes	Yes
2017	Little Evil	Yes	Yes
2025	Clown in a Cornfield	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2010	Brothers & Sisters	Episode: "Get a Room"
2013	Zombieland: The Series	Episode: "Pilot"

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Deal of a Lifetime	Kevin Johnson
	The Rage: Carrie 2	Chuck Potter
2000	Space Cowboys	Young William "Hawk" Hawkins
2005	Racer Number 9	Buddy Werner	Short film
2010	Moving Pictures Live!	Himself	Episode "Underground Comedy"
	Tucker & Dale vs. Evil	Cameraman
2017	Little Evil	Derby Official