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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- Little Brother (2026) as Cameraman
- The Naked Gun (2025) as Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited)
- This Is the End (2013) as Cannibal (uncredited)
- Crank: High Voltage (2009) as White Slave Boy (uncredited)
- Rushmore (1998) as Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher (uncredited)
- MacGruber (2010) as Brick's Boyfriend
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) as Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman
- Demon Slayer (2003) as 19th Century Sheriff
- Kazaam (1996) as Student (uncredited)
- Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (2019) as Gangster
- Lightning Bug (2004) as Seismograph Drummer (uncredited)
- The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' (2012) as Self