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.

Filmography

• 2026Stay for the Q&A — Victor Zigler, CVS (Cinematographer)
• Hollywood Black — Self, Executive Producer, Director
• 2023Haunted Mansion — Director
• Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop — Executive Producer
• 2021Bad Hair — Reggie Watson, Director, Screenplay, Producer
• After Trek
• Dear White People — Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2016Moonlight — Thanks
• 2014Dear White People — Director, Producer, Screenplay
• 2013The Goldfish — Editor
• Untitled Star Trek Live-Action Comedy — Executive Producer, Creator

Appearances as themselves (8)

• Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television — Self
• Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror — Self
• The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans — Self - Guest Judge
• The Boulet Brothers' Dragula — Self - Guest Judge
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Colbert Report — Self