
Acting
Brooke Trantor
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Brooke Trantor was born and raised in the small town of Quincy, IL. She moved to Los Angeles after receiving her BFA in Acting from Illinois Wesleyan University, and studying Shakespeare at The British American Drama Academy in London. While Brooke found her love for Shakespeare in London, her true passion lies in the improv and comedy world. She has studied and performed at Second City, UCB, Groundlings, and iO West. Some of her recent acting credits include NBC's "The Enemy Within", TNT's "Cocaine Cowboys Pilot", a lead in the comedy feature film "Misfits", and being in absolute awe acting alongside Shirley MacLaine in "The Last Word". Brooke began her filmmaking journey in 2014, and has found such joy in the collaborative world of independent film. "Night Four" (Co-Written & starring Elizabeth Gwynne Wilson, Directed by Chris Dougherty) toured the world through the festival circuit, including screening at the esteemed Outfest at the DGA in Los Angeles. "Yours are Mine" (Director / Actor / Producer / Writer) also went around the globe on the festival circuit and procured several awards including Best Director, Best Actress, and the Powerful Voice Award at Blackbird Film Festival 2019. Her comedy series "Botanical Baes" was featured in The LA Times, and depicts the comedic lunacy of her own plant addiction through the Plant Mom characters Stacey and Canyon (Co-created by Erin McDonnell). Her latest film, "Oh, Baby!" (Co-Written by Kate Morgan Chadwick) premiered at the Academy Award-qualifying Florida Film Festival, iNDIE Film Festival (Winner, Best Comedy), Blackbird Film Festival 2020 (Winner, Audience Choice), and won Best Short Film: Audience Award 2021 at the esteemed Dances With Films LA & Best Director at Broad Humor Film Festival (2023). Brooke is drawn to scripts that tend to live in the dramedy world. Her work focuses on finding the comedy in life’s seemingly dark moments. She is currently in development on a single-camera comedy "Wild Woman", a series spin off of "Oh, Baby!", a comedy-horror feature, and in post-production on several short films. (Written December 2024)
Acting credits
6.6A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
The Last Word
2017
NRIn the comedy "Night Four," newly adoptive parents and partners Lauren and Brooke struggle with how to handle their crying infant daughter...and things get out of hand.
Night Four
2016
2.0Four broke and single geeks hire a life coach to turn their lives around just weeks before they face hundreds of successful former classmates at their high school reunion.
Misfits
2020
NRA complicated relationship of three best friends is unveiled when one of them unexpectedly passes away.
Three Twosomes
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NRWhen a high school tutor discovers a painful secret about her favorite client, she is quickly triggered by a similar darkness from her own past.
Yours Are Mine
2020
NRIn a modern comedic take on Agatha Christie, a group of narcissistic actors are invited to their newly successful friend's murder mystery party - and one of them actually dies. With everyone as a suspect (from co-stars to lovers to fans to "friends"), can the group push past their own ego to pinpoint the killer? Probably not - but they've auditioned for enough movies to at least try.
Friends Like These
2021
NRThe director of a big budget Joan of Arc movie struggles to implement increasingly frustrating studio notes.
We Have Notes
2023
4.9A woman who escaped her abusive father as a teen must return to settle the affairs of the family vineyard upon his death. She finds that the dark secrets she left behind have only festered and blackened over the decades, fermenting into violence and death.
Wineville
2023
NRWhen a group of friends gather to honor their friend who has passed away, all chaos breaks out when a surprise visitor crashes their seance.
Move On, Arnold!
2024
NRWhen a lonely young mother tries to become a gestational surrogate to a couple from China, her insecure husband attempts to thwart her plans.
Nest Egg
2019
NRA millennial Los Angeles couple find themselves at the end of their unraveling, long-term relationship, but have to postpone their inevitable breakup due to a shared lease.
We're Working On It
2018
Behind the camera
NRIn the comedy "Night Four," newly adoptive parents and partners Lauren and Brooke struggle with how to handle their crying infant daughter...and things get out of hand.
Night Four
2016
NRA complicated relationship of three best friends is unveiled when one of them unexpectedly passes away.
Three Twosomes
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NRA complicated relationship of three best friends is unveiled when one of them unexpectedly passes away.
Three Twosomes
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NRA complicated relationship of three best friends is unveiled when one of them unexpectedly passes away.
Three Twosomes
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NRJane is on the hunt for a rockin' one-night stand before an impending arrival.
Oh, Baby!
2023
NRJane is on the hunt for a rockin' one-night stand before an impending arrival.
Oh, Baby!
2023
NRJane is on the hunt for a rockin' one-night stand before an impending arrival.
Oh, Baby!
2023
NRWhen a high school tutor discovers a painful secret about her favorite client, she is quickly triggered by a similar darkness from her own past.
Yours Are Mine
2020
NRWhen a high school tutor discovers a painful secret about her favorite client, she is quickly triggered by a similar darkness from her own past.
Yours Are Mine
2020
NRWhen a group of friends gather to honor their friend who has passed away, all chaos breaks out when a surprise visitor crashes their seance.
Move On, Arnold!
2024
NRIn a realm where personal trauma and inner demons manifest as annoying Shadows and mischievous Goblins, Annie attends a retreat to confront her Shadow before it takes over.
Shadow Work
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NRA millennial Los Angeles couple find themselves at the end of their unraveling, long-term relationship, but have to postpone their inevitable breakup due to a shared lease.
We're Working On It
2018
NRAfter not returning home for her mother's funeral, a young woman is forced to confront her guilt and grief when her sister mails her some of their mom's ashes and, desperate for cash, she takes a Craigslist ad gig to be a paid mourner.
Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down
2024
NRAfter not returning home for her mother's funeral, a young woman is forced to confront her guilt and grief when her sister mails her some of their mom's ashes and, desperate for cash, she takes a Craigslist ad gig to be a paid mourner.
Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down
2024
NRA Los Angeles couple goes camping to detoxify, when a neighboring camper inadvertently exposes the toxicity in their relationship. Inspired by the film "Nuts in May" by Mike Leigh.
Nut Milk in May
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