About

Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1981-08-29
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Brandon Trost

Overview

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 is also a frequent collaborator 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 films 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 Slayer: The Repentless Killogy Actor Gangster 59
Average
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Actor Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman 68
Fair
2013 This Is the End Actor Cannibal (uncredited) 61
Fair
2012 The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Actor Self N/A
N/A
2010 MacGruber Actor Brick's Boyfriend 56
Average
2009 Crank: High Voltage Actor White Slave Boy (uncredited) 60
Fair
2004 Lightning Bug Actor Seismograph Drummer (uncredited) 59
Average
2003 Demon Slayer Actor 19th Century Sheriff 59
Average
1998 Rushmore Actor Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher (uncredited) 71
Good
1996 Kazaam Actor Student (uncredited) 52
Average

Directing
2020 An American Pickle Directing Director 58
Average
2011 The FP Directing Director 58
Average
2007 The Day The Dead Weren't Dead Directing Director 59
Average
2007 The FP Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2011 The FP Writing Writer 58
Average

Camera
2025 The Naked Gun Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
2024 Nightbitch Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2022 Bros Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Camera Director of Photography 73
Good
2021 Dear Evan Hansen Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2020 What the Constitution Means to Me Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Camera "A" Camera Operator 68
Fair
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2017 The Disaster Artist Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2015 The Night Before Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2015 Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2014 The Interview Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2014 Neighbors Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2014 That Awkward Moment Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2013 This Is the End Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2013 The Lords of Salem Camera Director of Photography 56
Average
2012 That's My Boy Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2011 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Camera Director of Photography 51
Average
2011 The FP Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2010 MacGruber Camera Director of Photography 56
Average
2009 Little Hercules Camera Additional Photography 58
Average
2009 Halloween II Camera Director of Photography 55
Average
2009 Weather Girl Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2009 Crank: High Voltage Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2008 Pulse 3 Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
2008 Pulse 2: Afterlife Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
2008 The Hottie & The Nottie Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 49
Bad
2007 He Was a Quiet Man Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2007 Days of Darkness Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2007 Hannibal Rising Camera Additional Photography 61
Fair
2007 Broken Glass Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
2006 Young, Single & Angry Camera Additional Photography 59
Average
2006 Karla Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 58
Average
2005 Feast Camera Additional Photography 60
Fair
2005 Wolf Creek Camera Additional Photography 61
Fair
2005 Chaos Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2005 We All Fall Down Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
2004 Lightning Bug Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2003 Demon Slayer Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2001 Indecent Proposal Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
The Something Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
Coyote v. Acme Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
Coyote vs. Acme Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
Let It Kill You Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A

Crew
2022 Studio 666 Crew Thanks 59
Average
2010 A Buddy Story Crew Cinematography N/A
N/A
2000 Me, Myself & Irene Crew Special Effects Assistant 65
Fair
1999 Bats Crew Special Effects 55
Average
1999 American Pie Crew Special Effects Assistant 65
Fair

Visual Effects
1999 Bats Visual Effects Special Effects Supervisor 55
Average