Julian Smith

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
Born1987-05-19

Julian Smith

Directing

Biography

Julian Smith is an influential writer/director and actor with an online audience of roughly 2M people. His popular comedic shorts receive an average of 8M views per month and have amassed 350M+ views to date. Having attributed his unique voice to influences like John Lasseter, Steven Spielberg, and Charlie Kauffman, Julian's range spans from quirky comedy, to suspense and drama.

Smith's success has lead him to collaborations with James Cameron and Amy Acker, earned him an appearance on the Tyra Banks Show, and an invitation from Facebook to create a digital short featuring their staff (a first in their history). Julian has also directed two single camera comedy pilots and several commercials (Hewlett Packard, Purina, Hot Pockets); One of which (I Get Beggin') aired on the 2015 Grammy's, became a worldwide Trending Topic on Twitter & Facebook, and received a write-up in AdWeek.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Julian Smith

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Waffles
•2010
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Techno Jeep
•2009
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Hot Kool Aid
•2009
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Jellyfish
•2010
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Malk
•2009
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Malk
2009

Filmography

Acting (6)

2025
5.9
2010
Wafflesas Jeffery Dallas
2010
Jellyfishas Jeffery Dallas
2009
Techno Jeepas Himself
2009

Production & Directing (7)

2025
5.9
2010
WafflesDirector
2010
JellyfishDirector
2009
Techno JeepDirector
2009
MalkDirector
2009
Hot Kool AidDirector