
Justin Simien
Directing
Born: 1983-05-07 ยท Houston, Texas, USA
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 (2017โ2021). Simien has also been named to Variety's 2013 "10 Directors to Watch" list.
๐ฌ Movies (2)
๐บ TV Shows (10)

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
Self

Hollywood Black
2024
Self

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022
Self - Guest Judge

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022
Self

After Trek
2017

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016
Self - Guest Judge

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Self

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
Self - Guest Judge

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest

The Colbert Report
2005
Self

