Roy Lee

Roy Lee

Known for
Production
Born
March 23, 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Roy Lee is an American film and television producer best known for bringing international horror films to Hollywood and developing some of the genre's most successful modern franchises. As the founder of Vertigo Entertainment, he has produced acclaimed films including The Ring, The Grudge, It, Barbarian, Late Night with the Devil, and Companion. Lee has also played a key role in bringing internet-born horror to mainstream audiences, serving as a producer on Backrooms, the feature adaptation of Kane Parsons' viral YouTube phenomenon. His work spans horror, thriller, science fiction, and action, making him one of the most influential producers in contemporary genre cinema.

Known For

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Filmography

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Every House Is Haunted

Every House Is Haunted

Movie · Executive Producer

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BioShock

BioShock

Movie · Producer

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It's Over

It's Over

Movie · Producer

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The Vatican poster

The Vatican

Movie · Producer

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Occupant

Occupant

Movie · Producer

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The Sims poster

The Sims

Movie · Producer

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Menace

Menace

Movie · Producer

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Archangel

Archangel

Movie · Producer

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Mice and Mystics

Mice and Mystics

Movie · Producer

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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Movie · Producer

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The Hawkline Monster poster

The Hawkline Monster

Movie · Producer

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16 States

16 States

Movie · Producer

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Where I End

Where I End

Movie · Producer

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Magic poster

Magic

Movie · Producer

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Outlast

Outlast

Movie · Producer

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Dungeon

Dungeon

Movie · Producer

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Cujo

Cujo

Movie · Producer

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I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl

I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl

Movie · Producer

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Malibu

Malibu

Movie · Producer

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Dragon's Lair

Dragon's Lair

Movie · Producer

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Untitled Judge Dredd Film poster

Untitled Judge Dredd Film

Movie · Producer

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Kentucky Bound

Kentucky Bound

Movie · Producer

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Magic

Magic

Movie · Producer

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Sundowning

Sundowning

Movie · Producer

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Untitled Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim Horror Film

Untitled Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim Horror Film

Movie · Producer

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Man Vs.

Man Vs.

Movie · Producer

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4X4: The Event poster

4X4: The Event

Movie · Producer

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Torso

Torso

Movie · Producer

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Movie · Producer

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Fisherman

Fisherman

Movie · Producer

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American Midnight

American Midnight

Movie · Producer

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Home Safety Hotline poster

Home Safety Hotline

Movie · Producer

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Little One poster

Little One

Movie · Producer

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MORA

MORA

Movie · Producer

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The Worthless Remains

The Worthless Remains

Movie · Producer

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V/H/S: SCP

V/H/S: SCP

Movie · Producer

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Siren Head poster

Siren Head

Movie · Producer

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Cartoon Cat

Cartoon Cat

Movie · Producer

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Vincent Must Die

Vincent Must Die

Movie · Producer

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Ness poster

Ness

Movie · Producer

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Obey

Obey

Movie · Producer

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Silent Hill

Silent Hill

Movie · Producer

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System

System

Movie · Producer

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Future Me

Future Me

Movie · Producer

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Battlefield poster

Battlefield

Movie · Producer

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Scarlet Morning poster

Scarlet Morning

Movie · Producer

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In the Basement

In the Basement

Movie · Producer

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Look Out

Look Out

Movie · Producer

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God of War

God of War

TV · Executive Producer · 2 eps

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Bishop

Bishop

TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps

2028
Gladys

Gladys

Movie · Producer

2028
The Flood

The Flood

Movie · Producer

2027
Blair Witch Project poster

Blair Witch Project

Movie · Producer

2027
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova poster

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Movie · Executive Producer

2027
Possession poster

Possession

Movie · Producer

2027
A Minecraft Movie Squared poster

A Minecraft Movie Squared

Movie · Producer

2027
The Shepherd

The Shepherd

Movie · Producer

2027
Anything but Ghosts poster

Anything but Ghosts

Movie · Producer

2027
How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Movie · Executive Producer

2027
Skeletons

Skeletons

Movie · Executive Producer

2027
What Happened to Doris? poster

What Happened to Doris?

Movie · Producer

2026
Psycho Killer poster

Psycho Killer

Movie · Producer

2026
The Strangers: Chapter 3 poster

The Strangers: Chapter 3

Movie · Executive Producer

2026
Hokum poster

Hokum

Movie · Producer

2026
Resident Evil poster

Resident Evil

Movie · Producer

2026
undertone poster

undertone

Movie · Executive Producer

2026
The Liberation poster

The Liberation

Movie · Producer

2026
Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting poster

Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting

Movie · Executive Producer

2026
Company poster

Company

Movie · Producer

2026
V/H/S/MIXTAPE poster

V/H/S/MIXTAPE

Movie · Producer

2026
A Story of Derry poster

A Story of Derry

Movie · Executive Producer

2026
Crystal Lake poster

Crystal Lake

TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps

2025
A Minecraft Movie poster

A Minecraft Movie

Movie · Producer

2025
The Long Walk poster

The Long Walk

Movie · Producer

2025
Until Dawn poster

Until Dawn

Movie · Producer

2025
Weapons poster

Weapons

Movie · Producer

2025
Companion poster

Companion

Movie · Producer

2025
The Strangers: Chapter 2 poster

The Strangers: Chapter 2

Movie · Executive Producer

2025
The Vile poster

The Vile

Movie · Producer

2025
How to Train Your Dragon poster

How to Train Your Dragon

Movie · Executive Producer

2025
The Plague poster

The Plague

Movie · Producer

2025
V/H/S/Halloween poster

V/H/S/Halloween

Movie · Producer

2025
IT: Welcome to Derry poster

IT: Welcome to Derry

TV · Executive Producer · 9 eps

2024
Woman of the Hour poster

Woman of the Hour

Movie · Producer

2024
Boy Kills World poster

Boy Kills World

Movie · Producer

2024
The Strangers: Chapter 1 poster

The Strangers: Chapter 1

Movie · Executive Producer

2024
Strange Darling poster

Strange Darling

Movie · Producer

2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire poster

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Movie · Executive Producer

2024
Ordinary Angels poster

Ordinary Angels

Movie · Producer

2024
Late Night with the Devil poster

Late Night with the Devil

Movie · Producer

2024
Desert Road poster

Desert Road

Movie · Producer

2024
Salem's Lot poster

Salem's Lot

Movie · Producer

2024
Dead Mail poster

Dead Mail

Movie · Executive Producer

2024
V/H/S/Beyond poster

V/H/S/Beyond

Movie · Executive Producer

2023
Nimona poster

Nimona

Movie · Producer

2023
Baghead poster

Baghead

Movie · Executive Producer

2023
The Mother poster

The Mother

Movie · Producer

2023
Cobweb poster

Cobweb

Movie · Producer

2022
Watcher poster

Watcher

Movie · Producer

2022
Barbarian poster

Barbarian

Movie · Producer

2022
Don't Worry Darling poster

Don't Worry Darling

Movie · Producer

2021
Godzilla vs. Kong poster

Godzilla vs. Kong

Movie · Executive Producer

2021
Them poster

Them

TV · Executive Producer · 18 eps

2020
The Turning poster

The Turning

Movie · Producer

2020
Brahms: The Boy II poster

Brahms: The Boy II

Movie · Producer

2020
His House poster

His House

Movie · Producer

2020
The Stand poster

The Stand

TV · Executive Producer · 9 eps

2019
The Grudge poster

The Grudge

Movie · Executive Producer

2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part poster

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Movie · Producer

2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World poster

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Movie · Co-Producer

2019
Polaroid poster

Polaroid

Movie · Producer

2019
It Chapter Two poster

It Chapter Two

Movie · Producer

2019
Doctor Sleep poster

Doctor Sleep

Movie · Executive Producer

2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters poster

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Extinction poster

Extinction

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short poster

Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Rings poster

Rings

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
It poster

It

Movie · Producer

2017
Death Note poster

Death Note

Movie · Producer

2017
The Lego Batman Movie poster

The Lego Batman Movie

Movie · Producer

2017
The Lego Ninjago Movie poster

The Lego Ninjago Movie

Movie · Producer

2017
Sleepless poster

Sleepless

Movie · Producer

2017
The Disaster Artist poster

The Disaster Artist

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Dark Hoser poster

Dark Hoser

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Batman Is Just Not That Into You poster

Batman Is Just Not That Into You

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Cooking with Alfred poster

Cooking with Alfred

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? poster

Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Shark E. Shark in "Which Way To The Ocean?

Shark E. Shark in "Which Way To The Ocean?

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Unikitty! poster

Unikitty!

TV · Executive Producer · 104 eps

2016
In the Shadow of Iris poster

In the Shadow of Iris

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
Blair Witch poster

Blair Witch

Movie · Producer

2016
Rise poster

Rise

Movie · Producer

2016
The Boy poster

The Boy

Movie · Producer

2016
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short poster

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist

TV · Executive Producer · 20 eps

2015
Run All Night poster

Run All Night

Movie · Producer

2015
Poltergeist poster

Poltergeist

Movie · Producer

2015
Hidden poster

Hidden

Movie · Producer

2014
Flight 7500 poster

Flight 7500

Movie · Producer

2014
The Lego Movie poster

The Lego Movie

Movie · Producer

2014
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death poster

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
The Voices poster

The Voices

Movie · Producer

2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Movie · Co-Producer

2014
Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops poster

Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Enter the Ninjago poster

Enter the Ninjago

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Oldboy poster

Oldboy

Movie · Producer

2013
Bates Motel poster

Bates Motel

TV · Executive Producer, Consulting Producer · 20 eps

2012
The Woman in Black poster

The Woman in Black

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
Asylum Blackout poster

Asylum Blackout

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Abduction poster

Abduction

Movie · Producer

2011
Quarantine 2: Terminal poster

Quarantine 2: Terminal

Movie · Producer

2011
The Roommate poster

The Roommate

Movie · Producer

2010
How to Train Your Dragon poster

How to Train Your Dragon

Movie · Co-Producer

2009
The Uninvited poster

The Uninvited

Movie · Producer

2009
The Grudge 3 poster

The Grudge 3

Movie · Executive Producer

2009
Possession poster

Possession

Movie · Producer

2008
Shutter poster

Shutter

Movie · Producer

2008
The Eye poster

The Eye

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
My Sassy Girl poster

My Sassy Girl

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
Assassination of a High School President poster

Assassination of a High School President

Movie · Producer

2008
Quarantine poster

Quarantine

Movie · Producer

2008
The Echo poster

The Echo

Movie · Producer

2008
The Strangers poster

The Strangers

Movie · Producer

2007
The Invasion poster

The Invasion

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
I'm from Rolling Stone

I'm from Rolling Stone

TV · Executive Producer · 10 eps

2006
The Lake House poster

The Lake House

Movie · Producer

2006
The Grudge 2 poster

The Grudge 2

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
Eight Below poster

Eight Below

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
The Departed poster

The Departed

Movie · Executive Producer

2005
Dark Water poster

Dark Water

Movie · Producer

2005
The Ring Two poster

The Ring Two

Movie · Executive Producer

2004
The Grudge poster

The Grudge

Movie · Executive Producer

2002
The Ring poster

The Ring

Movie · Executive Producer