Portrait of Brandon Trost

Brandon Trost

Camera

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon Trost, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: August 29, 1981

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

2025
The Naked Gun

as Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited)

2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

as Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman

2013
This Is the End

as Cannibal (uncredited)

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)