Justin Benson

Born: 1983-06-09

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.


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V/H/S: Viral

as Rollerblading Marine (segment "Bonestorm")
Released: 2014-11-21

As the streets of Los Angeles overflow with camera-wielding gawkers seeking to capture images of...

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The Endless

as Justin Smith
Released: 2017-11-05

Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs...

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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

as Self - Director
Released: 2022-05-24

Join the likes of Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke as they reveal how Marvel Studios' Moon Knight was...

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Contracted: Phase II

as Handsome Officer
Released: 2015-07-05

Picking up directly where the previous film left off, the story follows Riley, one of the last...

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Things Will Be Different

as uncredited
Released: 2024-10-04

In order to escape the police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a metaphysical...

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78/52

as Self
Released: 2017-10-13

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the...

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Resolution

as Level 3 UFO Cult Member
Released: 2012-04-22

A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to...

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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

as Self - Director / Executive Producer
Released: 2023-11-22

Through candid interviews with the creative minds behind the show, and exclusive on-set footage,...

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After Midnight

as Shane
Released: 2019-11-05

Dealing with a girlfriend suddenly leaving is tough enough. But for Hank, heartbreak couldn’t...

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Dementia

as Nurse Hollings
Released: 2015-12-04

After being diagnosed with dementia, an elderly war veteran is forced by his estranged family to...

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Something in the Dirt

as Levi Danube
Released: 2022-11-03

When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their LA apartment building, they...

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Lynch/Oz

as Host (Chapter 5: 'Judy') (voice)
Released: 2023-05-15

Victor Fleming’s 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is one of David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions....

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Fatale Collective: Bleed

as Theodore (segment "Boxed")
Released: 2019-09-21

In this brisk six-shooter anthology, an ensemble of women share entertainingly twisted tales...

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We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film

as Self
Released: 2014-06-03

A Short Doc About the Short Form & Anthologies

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Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

as Self
Released: 2020-03-26

Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this...

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Separation

as Mark
Released: 2020-05-22

On the final night of a heated divorce, a husband and wife acquire a strange new disease.

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The Making of Spring

as Self
Released: 2014-12-13

Electronic Press Kit of the movie Spring. A collection of behind-the-scenes, videos, photos,...

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Breathing Happy

as Mystery Door (voice)
Released: 2022-04-28

In this mind-bending drama, a recovering drug addict can achieve one year of sobriety alone on...

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Loki

as John Anglin
First aired: 2021-06-09

After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of...

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