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Michael Brandt Biography

Birth Name:Michael Brandt

Birth Place:Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Editorial department, Director, Editor, Production manager

Fast Facts

Known for directing "The Double" in 2011
Studied filmmaking and communications at Baylor University
After working alongside Robert Rodriguez on "The Faculty", he would land his first big budget feature with 2003's "2 Fast 2 Furious" alongside partner Derek Haas
Focused on digital nonlinear editing after college and prepared his first spec script, "The Courier" in the late '90s that was later optioned in 1999
Frequently collaborates with filmmaker Derek Haas