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Brandon Slagle

Brandon Slagle

Actor, writer, director and producer, also cinematographer, composer and editor · Born April 26, 1977 (49) · Austin, Texas, USA

Brandon Slagle is an American filmmaker and former actor, recognized for his contributions to the action, thriller, and science fiction genres. Born on April 26, 1977, in Austin, Texas, Slagle began his creative journey as the frontman of the industrial metal band Die Section, mentored by the late Wayne Static of Static-X. Transitioning into acting in the early 2000s, Slagle appeared in various independent films and television series, including uncredited roles in "Argo," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Dexter." His shift to directing and screenwriting marked a significant turn in his career, with his breakout film, "The Black Dahlia Haunting" (2012), setting Redbox rental records alongside titles like "The Purge" and "The Conjuring." Slagle's directorial works include "House of Manson" (2014), a biographical film about Charles Manson; "Crossbreed" (2019), notable for casting Vivica A. Fox as the first African-American woman to portray the President of the United States in a feature film; and "Battle for Saipan" (2022), featuring actors such as Casper Van Dien and Louis Mandylor. In 2023, he directed "The Flood," starring Nicky Whelan and Casper Van Dien, and "Affinity," marking action star Marko Zaror's first English-speaking lead role. Additionally, his film "Breakout," featuring Louis Mandylor and Brian Krause, became the most viewed action movie on Tubi. Beyond directing, Slagle has contributed as a screenwriter to films like "3 Days in Malay" and "Operation Blood Hunt," both directed by Louis Mandylor, and co-wrote "Last Chance Motel" with Scout Taylor-Compton and Danielle Harris. Slagle was previously married to actress and producer Devanny Pinn. His diverse filmography and innovative storytelling continue to establish him as a notable figure in contemporary cinema.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 26, 1977 (49)
From
Austin, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, writer, director and producer, also cinematographer, composer and editor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 41% in 30 days

What are Brandon Slagle's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
56%
Morality
16%
Self
15%
Bonds
8%
Power
5%
Society
1%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 8 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas The Man of Sin in Vivid (2011)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
14
Thrilling
7
Cold
5
Absurd
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brandon Slagle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brandon Slagle's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

51 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Speed Train(2025)

    as Rod

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Affinity(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Operation Blood Hunt(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Pale Horse(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Arena Wars(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Black Mass(2023)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • 3 Days in Malay(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Flood(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Breakout(2023)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Battle for Saipan(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Frost(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • JL Family Ranch 2(2020)

    as Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Attack of the Unknown(2020)

    Director · Camera Operator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Dawn(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Crossbreed(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Escape from Ensenada(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • When Black Birds Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Caine

  • A Christmas Eve Miracle(2015)

    Assistant Editor · Post Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • House of Manson(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Uncle Maddox

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dead Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Kier Than

  • American Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Connor Hamblin

  • Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Damon

  • The Black Dahlia Haunting(2012)

    Director · Writer · as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • G.I. Joe: Initiate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tomax / Xamot

  • Where the Dead Go to Die(2012)

    as The Man / Daddy (voice) / Ralph / Tommy's Dad / Legless War Vet (voice) / Labby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Biohazard: Patient Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dr. Jonathan Wright

  • Area 51 Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Col. Kyle Henricksen

  • Vivid(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story · as The Man of Sin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dylan

  • Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus(2010)

    as Sonar Tech #2

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Super (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Franny the Tranny

  • Song of the Shattered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Screenplay · as Eric

  • Avantgarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Patrice

  • Jack + Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jack

  • Liquid Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Man (voice)

  • 15 Till Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Screenstory · as Lukas Reyes

  • Methodic 1.5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Duplicity(2009)

    as Garsik's Shareholder (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Reality Bleed-Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ethan

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Forensic Tech

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Methodic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay · as Colin McDermott

  • Am I Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Steve

  • Black Ribbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as John Thompson

  • Polycarp(2007)

    Producer · Writer · as Dean Zimmer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Disquiet(2006)

    Associate Producer · Composer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Protector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Henchman

  • Plasterhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Henry

  • Bitter Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as John

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Trivia Player (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Alien Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Final Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles, 49 of them dated from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

The Dawn (2019)

$141K worldwide

Highest rated

Affinity (2025)

Midcredits 58th

Most popular right now

The Flood (2023)

Film career

20052025

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· The Protector

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 51: 23 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thDirecting16 of 51: 3 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting20 of 51: 4 only writing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thProducing7 of 51: 0 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thMusic1 of 51: 0 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 51: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 51: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 51: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

51 titles, 19 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2000s13 · 12 acting · 4 crew2010s23 · 19 acting · 11 crew2020s13 · 2 acting · 11 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Brandon Slagle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor, producer, composer

Disquiet (2006)

98th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Affinity (2025)

Midcredits 58th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 31/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 19. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Brandon Slagle's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles34–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 94 · severeMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Brandon Slagle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brandon Slagle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Devanny Pinn shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles