Lee Cronin (director)

This article is about the Irish film director. For the British chemist, see Leroy Cronin. For the Star Trek writer pen name, see Gene L. Coon.

Lee Cronin is an Irish filmmaker best known for directing horror films such as The Hole in the Ground (2019) and Evil Dead Rise (2023), the fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise.

Lee Cronin
Born	(1982-01-24) January 24, 1982 (age 43) Dublin, Ireland
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2004–present

Career

He first achieved recognition for his short horror film Ghost Train (2013), which won the Méliès d'Argent and was featured in the 2016 anthology Minutes Past Midnight.^[1] Continuing to work in the horror genre, he made his feature directorial debut with The Hole in the Ground (2019).^[2][3] In 2023, he wrote and directed Evil Dead Rise, the fifth film of the Evil Dead franchise.^[4][5] In June 2024, he signed on to write and direct a new adaptation of The Mummy for Blumhouse Productions, Atomic Monster, and New Line Cinema.^[6][7][8]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2004	Wilbur & Anto	Yes	Yes	Yes
2010	Through the Night	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Billy & Chuck	Yes	Yes	No
2013	Ghost Train	Yes	Yes	No	Featured in Minutes Past Midnight (2016)

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2019	The Hole in the Ground	Yes	Yes	No
2023	Evil Dead Rise	Yes	Yes	No
2026	The Mummy	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Evil Dead Burn	No	No	Executive

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2011	The Masterplan	Yes	Yes	No	2 episodes
2020	50 States of Fright	Yes	Yes	No	Episode: "13 Steps to Hell (Washington)" (Part 1 and Part 2)[9]