Rust has also starred in the movies Exquisite Corpse, Semi-Pro, Psycho Sleepover, Inglourious Basterds, I Love You, Beth Cooper, Freak Dance, Ass Backwards, and iSteve. In 2013 he was nominated for an Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series for Arrested Development. Rust has also written for the TV series The Very Funny Show, Rob & Big, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and Love. He also executive produced the series Love which debuted in 2016.