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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.
Filmography13 titles
Hollywood Black
2024as Self
2024as Self
Moonlight
2016Thanks
2016Thanks
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012as Self - Guest Judge
2012as Self - Guest Judge
The Colbert Report
2005as Self
2005as Self
Haunted Mansion
2023Director
2023Director
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
as Self
as Self
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016as Self - Guest Judge
2016as Self - Guest Judge
Dear White People
2014Director, Producer, Screenplay
2014Director, Producer, Screenplay
Dear White People
2017Director, Writer
2017Director, Writer
Bad Hair
2020as Reggie Watson
2020as Reggie Watson
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022as Self - Guest Judge
2022as Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
2009as Self - Guest
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self
as Self