Scott Trost received his Masters of Fine Arts degree from The Goodman Theater School in Chicago. Trost trained with Anthony Hopkins at the National Theatre in London. Trost continued his studies at Playhouse West in Los Angeles and was invited to join the faculty where he has been teaching for the last 25 years. He has conducted classes across the United States and in New Delhi, India, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Shanghai, China. He is co-author of All You Need to Know About the Movie & TV Business published by Simon & Schuster. Trost has acted in multiple stage productions, films and TV shows. Trost has also produced, directed and written several films and plays.