Justin Benson, an American filmmaker born on June 9, 1983, in San Diego, California, United States, has made a significant impact in the film industry alongside his filmmaking partner, Aaron Moorhead.
As a child, Benson was fascinated by the Marvel Comics character Daredevil, which later influenced his contributions to several Marvel television series, including Daredevil: Born Again.
Benson and Moorhead began their careers by directing shorts and commercials, before founding their film production company, Rustic Films, in 2017, alongside their producing partner, David Lawson Jr.
Their first film, the 2012 horror film Resolution, was screened at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, where they described their partnership as purely collaborative and cast the lead actors after working with them on previous commercials.
The duo's follow-up, the 2014 romantic body horror film Spring, premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and received public praise from both Richard Linklater and Guillermo del Toro.
Benson and Moorhead'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.
During 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, including directing two episodes of Moon Knight and serving as lead directors of the second season of Loki.
After a significant creative reshuffle on Daredevil: Born Again, the duo was hired to direct most of the episodes.
