Actor
Brandon Trost
August 29, 1981 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Notable work
6.2This Is the End (2013)
as Cannibal (uncredited)
7Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
as Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman
6.1Crank: High Voltage (2009)
as White Slave Boy (uncredited)
7.4Rushmore (1998)
as Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher (uncredited)
6.3The Naked Gun (2025)
as Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited)
5.4MacGruber (2010)
as Brick's Boyfriend
5.8An American Pickle (2020)
Director
7.3Knuckles (2024)
Director
6.4Little Brother (2026)
as Cameraman
4.1Kazaam (1996)
as Student (uncredited)
Often works with
Jason Trost
4 titles together
The FP, Slayer: The Repentless Killogy, The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
Sean Whalen
3 titles together
An American Pickle, The FP, Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
Seth Rogen
2 titles together
This Is the End, An American Pickle
Efren Ramirez
2 titles together
Crank: High Voltage, Kazaam
Art Hsu
2 titles together
Crank: High Voltage, The FP
Clifton Collins Jr.
2 titles together
Crank: High Voltage, The FP
Full filmography · 16
Little Brother
as Cameraman
20266.4
The Naked Gun
as Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited)
20256.3
An American Pickle
Director
20205.8
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
as Gangster
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman
20197
This Is the End
as Cannibal (uncredited)
20136.2
The FP
Director and Writer
20115
MacGruber
as Brick's Boyfriend
20105.4
Crank: High Voltage
as White Slave Boy (uncredited)
20096.1
The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
Director
2007
The FP
Director
2007
Lightning Bug
as Seismograph Drummer (uncredited)
20046.6