# Craig Alpert

Craig Alpert is an American film editor. Alpert has been in the industry for over 20 years and has edited over 20 feature films. Alpert began his career as an assistant editor at Pixar, where he worked on films such as Toy Story 2. He then worked as an assistant editor on The Matrix Reloaded, Hulk, Meet the Fockers, and as an additional editor on The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Alpert has since gone on to edit several high-profile films. Alpert was nominated for an ACE Award in 2021 for his work on Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as well in 2018 for his work on Deadpool 2. In 2007 Alpert was selected by the Hollywood Reporter as one of three film editors spotlighted in their “Crafts, the Next Generation” special issue.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | John Lasseter Lee Unkrich Ash Brannon | Second assistant editor |
| 2000 | For the Birds | Ralph Eggleston | Short Assistant editor |
| 2001 | Monkeybone | Henry Selick | First assistant editor |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Jay Roach | Visual effects editor |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | The Wachowskis | First assistant editor |
| 2003 | Hulk | Ang Lee | First assistant editor |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | David Zucker | First assistant editor |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | Wachowski brothers | First assistant editor |
| 2004 | Without a Paddle | Steven Brill | Assistant editor |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Jay Roach | Additional editor |
| 2005 | Fever Pitch | Farrelly brothers | First assistant editor |
| 2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Judd Apatow | Additional editor |
| 2006 | Borat | Larry Charles | with Peter Teschner and James Thomas |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Adam McKay | Uncredited Additional editor |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Judd Apatow | with Brent White |
| 2008 | Pineapple Express | David Gordon Green | |
| 2008 | Yes Man | Peyton Reed | |
| 2009 | Funny People | Judd Apatow | with Brent White |
| 2009 | Black Dynamite | Scott Sanders | Special consultant |
| 2010 | Yogi Bear | Eric Brevig | Film editor |
| 2011 | Your Highness | David Gordon Green | |
| 2011 | The Sitter | David Gordon Green | |
| 2012 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | Lee Toland Krieger | Thanks |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Jay Roach | |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Tim Story | |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Elizabeth Banks | |
| 2015 | Freaks of Nature | Robbie Pickering | |
| 2016 | The Boss | Ben Falcone | |
| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone | |
| 2016 | Why Him? | John Hamburg | Additional editor |
| 2017 | Rough Night | Lucia Aniello | |
| 2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | Trish Sie | with Colin Patton |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | David Leitch | with Dirk Westervelt and Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir |
| 2020 | Dolittle | Stephen Gaghan | with Chris Lebenzon |
| 2020 | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | Jason Woliner | with James Thomas and Mike Giambra |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | James Gunn | Additional Editor |
| 2022 | The Man from Toronto | Patrick Hughes | |
| 2022 | The Lost City | Aaron and Adam Nee | |
| 2023 | Blue Beetle | Angel Manuel Soto | |
| 2025 | Superman | James Gunn | Post-production with Jason Ballantine and William Hoy |
| TBA | The Pickup | Tim Story | Post-production |