| Trent Haaga | |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1999–present |
Trent Haaga (born 1971) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for his work on independent horror films, such as Deadgirl (2008), Cheap Thrills (2013), and 68 Kill (2017).
Haaga came to the attention of the horror community after co-starring in the Troma film Terror Firmer.[1] He went on to fill the role of screenwriter as well as assistant director on the fourth film in the Toxic Avenger series, .[1] [2] Due to also playing the leader of the Diaper Mafia in this film, he was forced to direct many scenes in the film while wearing a baby bonnet and an adult diaper.[2] He relates many of these experiences as co-author of the book Make Your Own Damn Movie! written with Lloyd Kaufman of Troma.[3]
He has worked in many aspects of filmmaking (writing, producing, acting) and enjoys them all.
Haaga works in independent film and has stated that he likes the advances made in digital cinematography.[1]
Haaga has praised the speed of digital filmmaking.
Haaga directorial debut Chop, which stars Will Keenan, Tanishaa Mukherji and Billy Bakshi,[4] was released in 2011. He wrote the script for the independent thriller alongside Adam Minarovich.[5] The movie is a revenge thriller within the tradition of Fargo and Oldboy.[6] Haaga narrated the Indie thriller flick Fetch.[7]
Haaga has also written for video games; he worked on the DLC for the survival horror game The Evil Within and was the lead writer on the game's sequel. The story for The Evil Within 2 was created by the Japanese developers and Haaga was tasked with fleshing out the characters in the game.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Terror Firmer | Jerry | ||
| Troma's Edge TV | Troma Superstar Trent Haaga | |||
| 2000 | Tex Diaper | |||
| 2001 | Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker! | James 'the Cock God' Vanbrunt | ||
| 2002 | Killjoy | |||
| 2003 | The Ghouls | Clift | ||
| 2004 | Suburban Nightmare | Charles Rosenblad | ||
| Tales from the Crapper | Party Goer | |||
| 2005 | Knight of the Living Dead | Justin's Dad | ||
| 2006 | Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! | Bum/Donald | ||
| 2007 | Gimme Skelter | Luther | ||
| Black Dahlia Movie: The Elizabeth Short Story | Red/Bobby Manley | |||
| Splatter Disco | Kent Chubb | |||
| 2008 | Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula | Clyde | ||
| 2010 | Killjoy 3 | Killjoy | ||
| 2012 | Where the Dead Go to Die | Ralph's Dad | ||
| Killjoy Goes to Hell | Killjoy | |||
| 2014 | The Pact 2 | Pink Room Receptionist | ||
| 2016 | Killjoy's Psycho Circus | Killjoy | ||
| 2017 | Bad Match | Detective Dean | ||
| 2019 | Bunker of Blood 07: Killjoys Carnage Caravan | Killjoy | ||
| 2019 | The Creative Slump | Trent Haaga | Short | |
| 2022 | An American Masquerade | Bronson |