Brandon Slagle | |
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| Born | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupations | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Partner | Devanny Pinn (2010–2023) |
Brandon Slagle is an American filmmaker and former actor, known for his films The Black Dahlia Haunting, The Flood, House of Manson, and Affinity.
Prior to his career in the film industry, he was the frontman of the Industrial Metal band Die Section and was mentored by the late Wayne Static of Static-X.
Slagle began his career as an actor appearing in numerous low-budget science fiction and horror films including Plasterhead, Biohazard: Patient Zero, Daylight's End, Where the Dead Go to Die, the Uwe Boll-produced Kinky Killers as well as small roles in mainstream fare such as Argo.
In 2012, he and former partner Devanny Pinn self-financed the supernatural thriller The Black Dahlia Haunting, which Slagle wrote and directed. They went on to produce other microbudget genre films Dead Sea and the Charles Manson biopic House of Manson which received positive reviews, features in publications such as Rolling Stone and licensing deals with Hulu and Sky TV. During this time, Slagle was post-production coordinator at Crystal Sky Pictures.
In 2016 news of his film Crossbreed went viral when the casting of Vivica A. Fox as the President of the United States was found to be the first time an African-American woman had been cast as the president in a feature film.
In 2018 he directed The Dawn, starring Stacey Dash, Jonathan Bennett, Teilor Grubbs, Devanny Pinn, and Ryan Kiser, which was released theatrically by Vertical Entertainment on January 10, 2020.
In 2019 he directed Attack of the Unknown, starring Richard Grieco, Tara Reid, Robert LaSardo, Jolene Andersen, and Douglas Tait (actor). In 2021 he directed four feature films: Frost, starring Devanny Pinn and Vernon Wells; Arena Wars, starring Michael Madsen, Eric Roberts, Robert LaSardo, and John Wells; Breakout, starring Louis Mandylor, Kristos Andrews, Brian Krause, and Tom Sizemore; and Battle for Saipan, starring Casper Van Dien, Louis Mandylor, and Jeff Fahey.
In 2022, he replaced director Jared Cohn on The Flood, starring Nicky Whelan. It was released by Lionsgate in 2023.
In 2023 he was hired to direct Affinity, featuring Marko Zaror in his first English-speaking lead role. The film was released September 30th, 2025 to generally positive reviews.
In addition to his work as director, he has also contributed to the screenplays of 3 Days in Malay and Operation Blood Hunt, both directed by Louis Mandylor; the coming-of-age drama The Midway Point, starring Sean Ryan Fox, Catharine Daddario, and Wes Studi; and Last Chance Motel, with Scout Taylor-Compton and Danielle Harris, who co-directed. The movie starred Harris and Taylor-Compton alongside Heather Langenkamp, Shane West, and Monica Keena.
Slagle was born in Austin, Texas.
His late Father Larry Slagle was the Backstage Manager at the Armadillo World Headquarters, working with musicians such as BB King, Linda Ronstadt, Santana, Journey, Frank Zappa and others. [1] His mother Suzette Jacobs is an oboist who is music director of New York City's annual Washington Square Music Festival.[1]
He was previously married to actress and producer Devanny Pinn, with whom he has one daughter.
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Halos for Heroes" | Full Blown Chaos | |
| 2008 | "Burn You Down" | Opiate for the Masses | |
| 2008 | "A Certain Death" | Misery Signals | |
| 2010 | "Terra Firma" | MyChildren MyBride | |
| 2012 | "Night of the Chainsaw" | Insane Clown Posse |