Justin Simien
May 7, 1983 (42 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television as Self
- 2022 · The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans as Self - Guest Judge
- 2022 · Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror as Self
- 2021 · Bad Hair as Reggie Watson
- 2016 · The Boulet Brothers' Dragula as Self - Guest Judge
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as Self