https://www.justin-dobies.com/home daily 1.0 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1630902229506-VEDW0X9I54D0D81CRJGY/AfterlightImage+2.jpg Home - Justin Dobies is a Yale-trained, SAG award-winning filmmaker. He will make his feature directorial debut this Fall with an Academy Nicholl semifinalist script he wrote that the Black List called, “A rare gem that, like FIRST REFORMED shows humanity and faith in all its beauty and frailty. This has cinematic, indie festival darling potential in bucketloads.” His previous endeavors include working in the stunt department on DC’s BLUE BEETLE, and recurring as Tommy Kinkle on Netflix’s THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA. Drawing on life experiences from helping fight sex-trafficking in South Africa to traversing the entire Mississippi in a homemade raft to working on an ambulance in Compton—Justin is committed to creativity and integrity in all that he does. https://www.justin-dobies.com/oncamera daily 0.75 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1630902845283-T6XXLJ54125DA4F6YM70/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+10.51.26+PM.png on-camera - Film & Television Acting Justin has starred in (critically acclaimed!) supporting roles such as Gabe Mitchell in the 2014 Sundance Special Jury Award Winner DEAR WHITE PEOPLE opposite Tessa Thompson and as the prematurely doomed Tommy Kinkle in Netflix’ CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA opposite Ross Lynch and Kiernan Shipka. He was the lead in the (critically panned!) independent movies GET THE GIRL and WE LOVE YOU from Orion Pictures and Awesomeness Films respectively, as well as the SoulPancake series pilot HOLLYWOOD & VINE from producer Rainn Wilson. He also guest starred as Josh in the Comedy Central hit series BROAD CITY opposite Illana Glazer and recurred as the cutthroat talent manager Wallace on the short-lived Fullscreen dance drama MAKING MOVES. Additionally he has appeared in a steady stream of national commercials for companies such as Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Toyota, CarMax, Amica Insurance, Bud Light, Buffalo Wild Wings, McDonalds, Navy Federal Credit Union, and NFL Madden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1630903494252-88IO6ETVRMFSVYL4AP5M/6048330_orig.jpg on-camera - Stunts! Justin Dobies is a SAG award-winning stunt performer who has been choreographing fights for theater and film since 2004. While training at Yale, he served as fight director for over 30 theatrical productions in addition to crafting his own program of study with courses such as A Critical History of Stage Combat and Towards a Poetics of Theatrical Combat with Dr. Daniel Larlham. He has taught stage combat workshops at academic institutions and served as the fight director for numerous theatrical organizations. In the film world, he most recently performed stunts on the upcoming OBI-WAN KENOBI series, LOKI, and AVENGERS: ENDGAME, in addition to working as the stunt department administrator on OBI-WAN KENOBI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/37c0308e-795c-459a-b8c2-59cbc8caed84/Picard.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1630970026155-VSCNAK4PC3K6STO3DNF3/Screenshot%2B2018-02-02%2Bat%2B3.07.35%2BPM.png on-camera - Justin’s Fight Choreography Photographed in The New York Times “Justin’s fight choreography is brilliant — psychologically acute, various, and exciting. The sequences he devised for the gladiator scenes in our opera Scipione Affricano were revelatory of character as well as terrifying. Last spring in late rehearsals of the melee of Ulysses slaughtering the suitors in the Monteverdi opera Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria I also saw that Justin’s supple responsiveness to the actors’ work deepened and clarified the very story. He was a wonderful collaborator.”” — TONI DORFMAN, DIRECTOR OF YALE UNDERGRADUATE THEATER DEPARTMENT “I’ve not worked with a more agile, graceful actor, or a more generous collaborator.” ” — DEB MARGOLIN, OBIE AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/ee2714ed-bf98-4085-9e19-bf35b0500212/Screen+Shot+2020-03-02+at+4.55.33+PM.png on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/9897d95a-1c89-483e-8d8c-7e2ae162dbb0/IMG_0997.JPG on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1653847636705-DU8LSE7FYRIN1RC3FQDG/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-03-02%2Bat%2B4.44.43%2BPM.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/22277bd6-428c-4353-a5d8-97473e64e8e9/Screen+Shot+2020-03-02+at+4.52.14+PM.png on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/b9ce4417-5eb5-4ccb-9fc6-8ec9c2694343/IMG_0002.JPG on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1653846840214-M7AT0ZR7UGDIOCHBZR73/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-05-29%2Bat%2B1.47.17%2BPM.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/bddafc14-baf5-4179-886e-1fed6b3efa0a/IMG_0003.JPG on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1653846858641-MXXBGNVHP2LHXMGT7V79/502a2759.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/6b1b310c-dd57-4a61-8fc8-8d8e401f0a3d/DWP_02434.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/b002de03-8530-407c-b37b-2c8ec1e93fd3/Justin+Headshot.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/5f86f74b-29a7-4a6d-98c8-bea8e4f10e79/WLY5.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/cd0eba12-04ee-4f20-8a7f-1d0cd01ecd72/JUSTIN+DOBIES+%28952%29486-1923.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/4d47bcaf-0f63-4590-998f-a9a932eb0820/15242026_10210812651527735_804549358190697238_n.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1630969697122-57V1HEC1DPB7HF6NWR2P/sweater.jpg on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/9931a62a-98cb-473d-bd43-2be52a13f04e/Screen+Shot+2020-03-02+at+4.38.15+PM.png on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/b35de29b-6706-43cf-8837-40650938aa6d/Screen+Shot+2020-03-02+at+5.03.41+PM.png on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/70a29daa-9967-4c5a-b084-d66e86161bc1/Screen+Shot+2020-03-02+at+5.00.51+PM.png on-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/d84e90d6-db86-47d7-8402-5bdea2266ec3/Screen+Shot+2020-03-02+at+4.59.01+PM.png on-camera https://www.justin-dobies.com/offcamera daily 0.75 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/223832f1-0425-4b7a-aaff-20c114c8ba0e/2998C776-BDBC-4FDE-94BE-4E98D19BCF56+copy.jpg off-camera Directing Justin will make his feature directorial debut this Fall with an Academy Nicholl semifinalist script he wrote that the Black List called, “A rare gem that, like FIRST REFORMED shows humanity and faith in all its beauty and frailty. This has cinematic, indie festival darling potential in bucketloads.” His previous directing efforts have sometimes won awards such as the Stages Theater Film Festival’s Best Drama Award or the Swedish International Film Festival’s Best Action/Adventure Film, and other times have crashed and burned such as when 2/3rds of his sex-trafficking documentary’s footage was destroyed in a house flood. 1st AD Justin has brought his meticulous mindset and kind demeanor to a variety of short films as a 1st AD, most recently the upcoming pilot presentation THE WOMAN IN THE WALL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/4b4e56ae-4609-4ae4-80e4-d1615f400ba1/F87FFF81-4056-42F8-AB27-7362C6782385+2+copy-1.jpg off-camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1630966159761-8IPNET735Q6FQAX54G4F/542868_3239611593691_475690979_n.jpg off-camera - Theater Artistic Director After training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Justin founded the Yale College Original Shakespeare Company where he served as Artistic Director for two years, directing productions such as JULIUS CAESAR and ROMEO AND JULIET. On Stage Justin starred in numerous theatrical productions at Yale including HAMLET, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Upon graduating with Distinction, he moved to New York City where he appeared in revamped productions of classics such as Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD and OEDIPUS at the LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/6d78331a-6c07-4078-94c3-acd3cb15e396/IMG_3473.JPG off-camera https://www.justin-dobies.com/very-offcamera daily 0.75 2024-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1630964892247-HPGKBC7OJFQBYV6XJN7L/scrunch.jpg very off-camera - Men’s Interest Writing Justin has been a regular contributor to numerous men’s interest magazines and blogs, and his work often explores the intersections of cultural literacy, manual competence, and the adventurous spirit in an attempt to explore what it means to be a man in the postmodern era. In particular, he’s focused on how we examine the virtues of historical masculinity while also distancing ourselves from its more toxic aspects—above all seeking to practice masculinity in a way that is both affirming and inclusive. For many years, Justin was a weekly contributor to ManMade - a DIY website through which he wrote about the kinship between creators and the unique objects they create alongside a series of badass how-to articles that anyone could follow. Examples include: Seven Modern Classic Books to Put Hair on Your Chest 7 Great Sports Movies...That Are Really About Something Else How to: Fund Your Own Epic Travels + Adventures The Every-Man's Guide to Jazz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/613595bb953fe30eceaf6257/1630974986305-TGMYUITKMZOUCV22BC6K/IBP3TDEU.jpeg very off-camera - Background Investigating Justin has many years of experience working as a background investigator and political issues researcher. Sometimes this meant sexy things like digging through old case files on microfilm in the depths of the LA County Hall of Records, but lots of times it meant many unsexy hours spent following the money and reviewing campaign contributions. Justin has researched and compiled detailed background reports for senatorial campaigns, internal political organizations, non-profits, and numerous high-profile corporations and individuals. 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