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  • BIRTH 09/06/1983
  • Country United States
  • SHOW 1
  • MOVIES 11
  • DIRECTOR 8
  • SCRIPT 7
  • PRODUCTION 10

Justin Benson

Justin Benson (born June 9, 1983) is an American filmmaker who works with his filmmaking partner, Aaron Moorhead. Both have served in directing, producing, editing, and acting roles in their projects, while Moorhead is also a cinematographer and Benson is a writer.

Justin Benson was born on June 9, 1983, in San Diego, California, United States.

As a child, Benson was a fan of the Marvel Comics character Daredevil, which later informed his contributions to several Marvel television series, notably Daredevil: Born Again.

Both he and Moorhead directed shorts and commercials early in their careers. In 2017, Benson and Moorhead, alongside their producing partner David Lawson Jr., founded the film production company Rustic Films.

Their first film, the 2012 horror film Resolution, was screened at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. They described their partnership as purely collaborative and cast the lead actors after working with them on previous commercials they had worked on. Their follow-up, the 2014 romantic body horror film Spring, premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was publicly praised by both Richard Linklater and Guillermo del Toro. The pair's work can also be found in the horror anthology film V/H/S: Viral, in the segment entitled"Bonestorm."  Their film, The Endless, premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017 and was theatrically released in 2018 by Well Go USA Entertainment. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the duo created and starred in Something in the Dirt, which was shot in Benson's apartment due to restrictions on the film industry at the time.

In television, Benson and Moorhead have contributed to multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe television series. After directing two episodes of Moon Knight, the duo were recruited as lead directors of the second season of Loki. After a significant creative reshuffle on Daredevil: Born Again, the two were hired to direct most of the episodes.

Justin Benson

Show

Loki
Loki
John Anglin

Movies (11)

The Endless
The Endless
Justin Smith
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki…
Self - Director / Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon…
Self - Director
Something in the Dirt
Something in the Dirt
Levi Danube
Contracted: Phase II
Contracted: Phase II
Handsome Officer
Things Will Be Different
Things Will Be Different
Dementia
Dementia
Nurse Hollings
Resolution
Resolution
Level 3 UFO Cult Member
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent…
Self
After Midnight
After Midnight
Shane
Lynch/Oz
Lynch/Oz
Host (Chapter 5: 'Judy') (voice)

Director (8)

Loki
Loki
(4 episodes)
Synchronic
Synchronic
The Endless
The Endless
V/H/S: Viral
V/H/S: Viral
Resolution
Resolution
Spring
Spring
Something in the Dirt
Something in the Dirt
Wrecked
Wrecked

Script (7)

Synchronic
Synchronic
The Endless
The Endless
V/H/S: Viral
V/H/S: Viral
Resolution
Resolution
Spring
Spring
Something in the Dirt
Something in the Dirt
Wrecked
Wrecked

Production (10)

Synchronic
Synchronic
The Endless
The Endless
V/H/S: Viral
V/H/S: Viral
Resolution
Resolution
Spring
Spring
Something in the Dirt
Something in the Dirt
Things Will Be Different
Things Will Be Different
After Midnight
After Midnight
She Dies Tomorrow
She Dies Tomorrow
Rock Bottom
Rock Bottom