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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-08-29 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Brandon Trost

Biography:

Brandon Scott Trost (born August 29, 1981) is an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director whose credits include writing and directing The FP (2011) with his brother Jason, as well as being the cinematographer of several films, including Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II, MacGruber, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and That's My Boy. Trost also frequently collaborates with Seth Rogen, including the films This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview, The Night Before and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Trost's first film as a solo director, An American Pickle, was released in 2020.

Trost was also the cinematographer of the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and its 2024 sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the sequels to the 2020 film adaptation of the video game Sonic the Hedgehog.

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Known For

Acting

2019

2013

This Is the End as Cannibal (uncredited)

2012

2010

MacGruber as Brick's Boyfriend

2009

Crank: High Voltage as White Slave Boy (uncredited)

2004

Lightning Bug as Seismograph Drummer (uncredited)

2003

Demon Slayer as 19th Century Sheriff

1998

Rushmore as Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher (uncredited)

1996

Kazaam as Student (uncredited)

Camera

2025

The Naked Gun as Director of Photography

2024

Nightbitch as Director of Photography
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Director of Photography
Knuckles as Director of Photography

2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Director of Photography
Bros as Director of Photography

2021

Dear Evan Hansen as Director of Photography

2020

What the Constitution Means to Me as Director of Photography

2018

Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Director of Photography

2017

The Disaster Artist as Director of Photography
Future Man as Director of Photography

2016

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Director of Photography
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as Director of Photography

2015

The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Director of Photography
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse as Director of Photography
The Night Before as Director of Photography

2014

Neighbors as Director of Photography
The Interview as Director of Photography
That Awkward Moment as Director of Photography

2013

The Lords of Salem as Director of Photography
This Is the End as Director of Photography

2012

That's My Boy as Director of Photography

2011

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Director of Photography
The FP as Director of Photography

2010

MacGruber as Director of Photography

2009

Little Hercules as Additional Photography
Crank: High Voltage as Director of Photography
Halloween II as Director of Photography
Weather Girl as Director of Photography

2008

The Hottie & The Nottie as Second Unit Director of Photography
Pulse 2: Afterlife as Director of Photography
Pulse 3 as Director of Photography

2007

He Was a Quiet Man as Director of Photography
Hannibal Rising as Additional Photography
Broken Glass as Director of Photography
Days of Darkness as Director of Photography

2006

Young, Single & Angry as Additional Photography
Karla as Second Unit Director of Photography

2005

Chaos as Director of Photography
Wolf Creek as Additional Photography
Feast as Additional Photography
We All Fall Down as Director of Photography

2004

Lightning Bug as Director of Photography

2003

Demon Slayer as Director of Photography

2001

Indecent Proposal as Director of Photography

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Let It Kill You as Director of Photography
Coyote vs. Acme as Director of Photography
The Something as Director of Photography

Directing

2024

Knuckles as Director

2020

An American Pickle as Director

2011

The FP as Director

2007

The FP as Director

Crew

2024

Knuckles as Cinematography

2022

Studio 666 as Thanks

2010

A Buddy Story as Cinematography

2000

Me, Myself & Irene as Special Effects Assistant

1999

Bats as Special Effects
American Pie as Special Effects Assistant

Writing

2011

The FP as Writer

Visual Effects

1999

Bats as Special Effects Supervisor