Justin Simien
Known for: Directing
Born: May 7, 1983
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
6 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
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Stay for the Q&A
2026
2.1
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
3.0
Hollywood Black
2024
7.8
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
2023
6.4
Haunted Mansion
2023
5.1
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022
6.2
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022
5.6
Bad Hair
2021
6.8
After Trek
2017
5.9
Dear White People
2017
6.1
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016
7.4
Moonlight
2016
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
6.1
Dear White People
2014
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The Goldfish
2013
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
7.0
The Colbert Report
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Untitled Star Trek Live-Action Comedy
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