Justin Simien
Directing
May 7, 1983 (43 years old)
Houston, Texas, USA
12
Acting Credits
5
Directed
Biography
Justin Simien (born May 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His first feature film, Dear White People, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It was later adapted into the Netflix series of the same name (2017–2021). Simien has also been named to Variety's 2013 "10 Directors to Watch" list.
Known For
Filmography
Stay for the Q&A
2026
as Victor Zigler, CVS (Cinematographer)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
as Self
2.1
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
3
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022
as Self - Guest Judge
5.1
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022
as Self
6.2
Bad Hair
2021
as Reggie Watson
5.6
After Trek
2017
6.8
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016
as Self - Guest Judge
6.1
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
6.2
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
7.3
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
5
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self
7