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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2021
The Colbert Report
2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2018
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2021
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2024
Moonlight
2016
Haunted Mansion
2023
Dear White People
2017
Hollywood Black
2024
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
After Trek
2018

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
12
Directing
5
Writing
3
Producing
6
Editing
1
Crew
1
2026
Stay for the Q&A
as Victor Zigler, CVS (Cinematographer)
2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self
2024
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
as Self - Guest Judge
2024
Hollywood Black
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
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2021
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2018
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2018
After Trek
2014
The Colbert Report
as Self