Acting credits
10
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Justin Simien
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
Low visibility
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Movies: 5Series: 11Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 1059571
IMDb ID: nm2282177
Known for: Directing
Born: May 7, 1983
Age: 42
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2005 - 2025
Years active: 21
Average TMDB rating: 6.3
Wikidata: Q18386329
Also known as
Justin Simian
Other jobs
Director (3)Editor (1)Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Justin Simien.
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Justin Simien.
2.3
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self • 2 eps
2025 Series
9.0
Hollywood Black
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2024 Series
5.1
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.2
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
as Self • 4 eps
2022 Series
6.8
After Trek
1 eps
2017 Series
5.9
Dear White People
Writer • 6 eps
2017 Series
6.1
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2012 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2009 Series
6.9
The Colbert Report
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series