Craig William Macneill is an American film director, writer, and editor. He is most known for his feature film debut The Boy, which premiered in the narrative competition at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival and which was also based on a previous short film he co-wrote, directed, and edited titled Henley, which screened in competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won the grand jury prize for "Best Short Film" at the Gen Art Film Festival and Clint Eastwood’s Carmel Film and Arts Film Festival. Macneill is directing the first season of the limited anthology television series Channel Zero: Candle Cove. The show is executive produced by Max Landis and Nick Antosca and stars Paul Schneider and Fiona Shaw.
Macneill was born in New England, and moved to Northern Virginia where he attended high school. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Fine Arts after having studied under filmmakers including Stan Brakhage.
Macneill's feature debut is The Boy, starring David Morse, Rainn Wilson, Jared Breeze, Mike Vogel, Bill Sage, Zuleikha Robinson, and Aiden Lovecamp. The film was produced by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Josh C. Waller and the company SpectreVision.