Directing
Justin Simien
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.
Acting
- 2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionSelf2 ep.
- 2024Hollywood BlackSelf4 ep.
- 2022The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: TitansSelf - Guest Judge1 ep.
- 2022Queer for Fear: The History of Queer HorrorSelf4 ep.
- 2017After Trek1 ep.
- 2016The Boulet Brothers' DragulaSelf - Guest Judge1 ep.
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2024Hollywood BlackDirector, Executive Producer4 ep.
- 2023Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-HopExecutive Producer4 ep.
- 2017Dear White PeopleDirector, Executive Producer, Writer40 ep.
- —Untitled Star Trek Live-Action ComedyExecutive Producer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2024The Boulet Brothers' DragulaSelf - Guest Judge1 ep.
- 2021Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2022The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: TitansSelf - Guest Judge1 ep.
- 2021RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest Judge1 ep.
- 2018Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2018After Trek1 ep.
- 2014The Colbert ReportSelf1 ep.
Also known as: Justin Simian