Justin Simien

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 07, 1983 (41 years old)

Justin Simien

Known For

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
TV Show 2022

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

A four-part documentary telling the story of LGBTQIA+ horror and the relationship between queer audiences and horror, and the queer horror community as a whole.

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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.