Justin Simien
Directing
1983-05-07 · Houston, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography
Stay for the Q&A
2026 · Movie
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · Series
Hollywood Black
2024 · Series
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
2023 · Series
Haunted Mansion
2023 · Movie
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022 · Series
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022 · Series
Bad Hair
2021 · Movie
After Trek
2017 · Series
Dear White People
2017 · Series
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016 · Series
Moonlight
2016 · Movie
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Series
Dear White People
2014 · Movie
The Goldfish
2013 · Movie
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
The Colbert Report
2005 · Series
Untitled Star Trek Live-Action Comedy
Series