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Justin Simien profile
Actor

Justin Simien

Directing

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Acting credits

11

Active

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TMDB popularity

0.9

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Movies: 6Series: 11Crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1059571

IMDb ID: nm2282177

Known for: Directing

Born: May 7, 1983

Age: 42

Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2005 - 2026

Years active: 22

Average TMDB rating: 6.31

Wikidata: Q18386329

Also known as

Justin Simian

Other jobs

Director (3)Editor (1)Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)

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.

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