Lee Cleary

Biography

Lee Cleary is an assistant director and producer, known for The Hurt Locker (2008), Fantastic Four (2005) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

Career Overview

Lee Cleary has 33 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently X-MEN with 3 titles. Signature works include Alien: Romulus, Thor: Love and Thunder, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

33

Birth Date

1962-01-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

St Bartholomews, London, England, UK

Known For

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  Alien: Romulus
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  Thor: Love and Thunder
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  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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  Better Man
• 

  Extraction 2
• 

  Extraction

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• X-MEN (3 titles)
• Extraction (2 titles)
• Fantastic Four (2 titles)
• Alien (1 titles)
• Alien: Romulus Collection (1 titles)
• MCU (1 titles)
• Thor Collection (1 titles)
• Mortal Kombat (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Chris Hemsworth (6 collaborations)
• Joe Russo (6 collaborations)
• Patrick Newall (6 collaborations)
• Mark Binder (6 collaborations)
• Sam Hargrave (5 collaborations)
• Luca Vannella (4 collaborations)
• Bobby Holland Hanton (4 collaborations)
• Anthony Russo (4 collaborations)
• Ande Parks (4 collaborations)
• Fede Álvarez (3 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (27 credits)

  • Subversion

    first assistant director

    directing
    2026
  • Better Man

    first assistant director

    directing
    2024
  • Alien: Romulus

    first assistant director

    directing
    2024
  • Extraction 2

    first assistant director

    directing
    2023
  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    first assistant director

    directing
    2022
  • Extraction

    first assistant director

    directing
    2020
  • Forsaken

    first assistant director

    directing
    2015
  • The A-Team

    first assistant director

    directing
    2010
  • The Hurt Locker

    first assistant director

    directing
    2008
  • X-Men: The Last Stand

    first assistant director

    directing
    2006
  • Fantastic Four

    first assistant director

    directing
    2005
  • X2

    first assistant director

    directing
    2003
  • Get Over It

    first assistant director

    directing
    2001
  • Shadow of the Vampire

    first assistant director

    directing
    2000
  • X-Men

    first assistant director

    directing
    2000
  • Woman Wanted

    assistant director

    directing
    1999
  • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

    first assistant director

    directing
    1997
  • Head Above Water

    first assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • In the Line of Fire

    second assistant director

    directing
    1993
  • Chaplin

    second assistant director

    directing
    1992
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    second assistant director

    directing
    1989
  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    first assistant director

    directing
    1988
  • Maurice

    second assistant director

    directing
    1987
  • Ishtar

    third assistant director

    directing
    1987
  • Prick Up Your Ears

    second assistant director

    directing
    1987
  • Death Wish 3

    third assistant director

    directing
    1985
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    second assistant director

    directing
    1984

• production (4 credits)

  • Hurricane Season

    co-producer

    production
    2010
  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

    co-producer

    production
    2007
  • X-Men: The Last Stand

    co-producer

    production
    2006
  • Fantastic Four

    associate producer

    production
    2005

• actors (1 credits)

  • The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

    Self - First Assistant Director

    actor

    actors
    2008

• crew (1 credits)

  • Another Country

    floor runner

    crew
    1984