Brandon Trost

• Name — Brandon Trost • Birth Name — Brandon Scott Trost • Born — 29 August 1981 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, US • Education — Los Angeles Film School • Occupation — Cinematographer and director • Years Active — 1996–present • Relatives — Jason Trost (brother)

Trost was born in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Karen (née French) and Ron Trost, a special effects coordinator. His grandfather, Scott Maitland, was an assistant director, and his great-grandfather was a stuntman. His uncle was actor Victor French. He grew up in Frazier Park, California, with his brother Jason and sister Sarah. Trost attended at the Frazier Mountain High School and later graduated from the Los Angeles Film School. He has cited Andrew Laszlo as one of his favorite cinematographers, calling Streets of Fire "one of the most amazing-looking movies from the 1980s."

Trost is a cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director, whose credits include writing and directing The FP with his brother Jason. Brandon started as cinematographer of a number of independent/low-budget projects like Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II and MacGruber, before becoming a frequent collaborator of Seth Rogen, working in films like This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview and The Night Before, while making a solo debut as director with An American Pickle. Trost has since become an active cinematographer of big-budget productions like the Sonic the Hedgehog sequels and Coyote vs. Acme.

• Year — Title — Director(s) — Episode(s) • 2012 — Dark Wall — Toby Wilkins — "6:14" • 2017 — Future Man — Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg — "Pilot" • 2018 — Barry — Bill Hader — "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" • 2019 — The Righteous Gemstones — Danny McBride — "The Righteous Gemstones" • 2024 — Knuckles — Jeff Fowler — "The Warrior" • Ged Wright — "Don't Ever Say I Wasn't There for You" • Jorma Taccone — "The Flames of Disaster" Music video • Year — Title — Artist • 2003 — Master of None — Fireball Ministry • 2004 — (Welcome to The) Sun Tangled Angel Revival — Kevn Kinney • Shine — Josh Todd • 2005 — Sundown — Fireball Ministry • New York Girls — Celebutante • 2006 — Lillian, Egypt — Josh Ritter • I Won't Remember Your Name — The Letter Openers • Girl in the War — Josh Ritter • In the Satellite Rides a Star — Old 97's • Weathered Soul — Manntis • 2007 — Destroyer — Static-X • Love Me Like the World Is Ending — Ben Lee • Little Bo Peep — Phillip Roebuck • Beautiful Tragedy — In This Moment • 2008 — Little Dog — Million Dollar Mouth • 2009 — Super Villain — Powerman 5000 • Whatever It Is — Zac Brown • Thinking About You — The Soul of John Black • 2010 — Full of Regret — Danko Jones • Had Enough • Sick Bubblegum — Rob Zombie • Mars Needs Women • Butcher, Faker, Policy Maker — Fireball Ministry • 2011 — Detroit City — Drivin N Cryin • 2012 — American Daydream — Electric Guest • 2013 — Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown — Rob Zombie • Go Kindergarten — The Lonely Island (featuring Robyn) • 2016 — Saw It Coming — G-Eazy (featuring Jeremih) • 2017 — Run — Foo Fighters • The Sky Is a Neighborhood • The Answer — Fireball Minister

Short film • The FP (2007) • The Day the Dead Weren't Dead (Also producer) (2007) Feature film • The FP (2011) • An American Pickle (2020) Television • Year — Title — Episode • 2017 — Future Man — "Pandora's Mailbox" • 2024 — Knuckles — "The Shabbat Dinner" Music video • Year — Title — Artist • 2005 — Sundown — Fireball Ministry • 2007 — Little Bo Peep — Phillip Roebuck • 2010 — Butcher, Faker, Policy Maker — Fireball Ministry • 2017 — The Answer

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — Kazaam — Student — Uncredited • 1998 — Rushmore — Vietnamese soldier with rocket launcher • 2004 — Lightning Bug — Seismograph drummer • 2009 — Crank: High Voltage — White Slave Boy • 2010 — MacGruber — Brick's boyfriend • 2013 — This Is the End — Cannibal — Uncredited • 2019 — Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile — Interview Cameraman • 2025 — The Naked Gun — Mug Shot Photographer — Uncredited