Brandon Rogers (born August 3, 1988) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and YouTuber. He plays many characters in his eponymous YouTube channel and is a writer on the adult animated web series Helluva Boss, in which he primarily voices the main character Blitzø.
Career Rogers began creating videos for his job in Los Angeles at a personal injury law firm where he made documentaries that were shot by Gabriel Gonzales on the daily life of plaintiffs that were used in court. He had the idea to make humorous versions of these documentaries with Gonzales and started his YouTube channel on January 7, 2006, as "HotBananaStud." Rogers first gained recognition in 2015 when a Vine user uploaded six-second clips of his videos in uncredited roles. After a clip from one of his videos went viral on Vine and was featured on Fine Brothers Entertainment's React series, the original creator of the video became publicly known, and Rogers gained online fame.
In 2016, Super Deluxe offered to produce a show for Rogers. The show, Magic Funhouse! was available on Fullscreen's short-lived subscription service and was the service's most-watched original show. Magic Funhouse! was nominated for Best Comedy Series at the 7th Annual Streamy Awards. In 2017, Rogers was named a New Face: Creator at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. In addition to co-hosting the event, he was nominated for four awards and won the awards for Scripted Series and Acting at the 9th Annual Streamy Awards for his web series Blame the Hero. In 2018, Rogers was a 10th Annual Shorty Awards finalist for the Best YouTube Comedian award. Rogers collaborated with Comedy Central in 2019 for their "Under the Influencer" program which had him take over the company's social media platforms for a week.
Personal life Rogers is from Livermore, California, and is of Portuguese, Filipino, Scottish and Spanish descent. Brandon describes his hometown as conservative, but his parents were very liberal. His mother is an accountant and his father works for Cisco. He has two younger siblings. He is part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Filmography + Year Title Role Notes 2008–present Grandpa Grandpa (main role) and various roles Also writer, and director 2009–2012 Theater Class Alex Rimmer Also writer, and director 2013 Neighborhood Patrol Louis Boyd Also director, writer, and producer 2016 A Day at the Park (MILLION SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL!) Mother (main role) and various roles Also creator, director, writer and producer 2016–2017 Magic Funhouse! Arlo Dittman Also creator, director, writer and producer 2017–2018 Stuff & Sam! Sam (main role) and various roles Also co-writer, and director 2018 A Day at the Beach Grandpa, Helen, Blame and various roles Also creator, director and writer 2019 Blame the Hero Blame (main role) and various roles Also creator 2019–present Helluva Boss Blitzo and other roles (voices) Actor, co-writer 2020 Blood & Makeup Eddie Oswald and other roles Also co-writer, director, and editor 2021 The Mismatched Cupid Actor 2021–2022 Normal British Series Adrian/Lord Mingeworthy (and various others) Also creator2022The Gauntlet of GaymersHimselfEpisode "Brandon Rogers" 2023 BRYCE Bryce Tankthrust (main role) and various roles Also co-writer, and director2024SherriHimselfEpisode "Jennifer Nettles"BoscoCarlosActor Class Acts Alex Rimmer Also co-writer Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend Alex ActorOff ShootDaneEpisode "Ethereal Spaceship Interior"2024–present Hazbin Hotel Katie Killjoy (voice) Actor 2025 A Night at the Park Mom, Granpa, Blitzø, various roles Also creator, director, co-writer and editor Also director and writer; Post-production
Awards and nominations + Year Organization Award Nominated work Result 2017 The Streamy Awards Costume Design Magic Funhouse! (along with Kimberly Rice and Jonathan Hinman) 2018 Best YouTube Comedian Himself Comedy Costume Design Magic Funhouse! 2019 Scripted Series Blame the Hero Acting Costume Design Directing 2022 Writing Himself EditingScripted SeriesNormal British Series 2023 Scripted Series BRYCE Show of the Year
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