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

The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
as Self
2012

Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
as Gangster
2019

MacGruber
as Brick's Boyfriend
2010

Crank: High Voltage
as White Slave Boy (uncredited)
2009

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman
2019

Kazaam
as Student (uncredited)
1996

Rushmore
as Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher (uncredited)
1998

Lightning Bug
as Seismograph Drummer (uncredited)
2004

Demon Slayer
as 19th Century Sheriff
2003

This Is the End
as Cannibal (uncredited)
2013

The Naked Gun
as Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited)
2025