Directed credits
58
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Lance Bangs
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 55Directed series: 3All crew credits: 77
TMDB ID: 61440
IMDb ID: nm0051972
Known for: Directing
Born: September 8, 1972
Age: 54
Place of birth: Sacramento, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1995 - 2026
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q6483320
Frequent jobs
Director (53)Director of Photography (5)Producer (4)Cinematography (3)Writer (3)Executive Producer (2)Thanks (2)Additional Camera (1)Co-Producer (1)Documentation & Support (1)
Biography
Lance Bangs (born September 8, 1972) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and Pavement. He directed the David Cross film Let America Laugh. Bangs has also been heavily involved in the filming and production of MTV's Jackass television series and its subsequent movies.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Lance Bangs.
Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood
Director
2024 Movie
Eric André Live Near Broadway
Director
2024 Movie
Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair
Director
2023 Movie
Jay Larson: Sounds Like Bruce
Director
2023 Movie
Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days
Director
2022 Movie
Moses Storm: Trash White
Director
2022 Movie
Michelle Wolf: Joke Show
Director
2019 Movie
David Cross: Oh Come On
Director
2019 Movie
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
Director
2019 Movie
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
Director
2018 Movie
Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?
Director
2017 Movie
Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado
Director
2016 Movie
I'm Brent Morin
Director
2015 Movie
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
Director
2015 Movie
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
Director
2015 Movie
Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
Director
2015 Movie
Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better
Director
2015 Movie
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
Director
2014 Movie
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Director
2014 Movie
Breadcrumb Trail
Director
2014 Movie
Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour
Director
2014 Movie
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Director
2014 Movie
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
Marc Maron: Thinky Pain
Director
2013 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Lance Bangs.
History of the World: Part II
Director • 3 eps
2023 Series
Better Things
Director • 3 eps
2016 Series
Portlandia
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Lance Bangs.
Jackass: Best and Last
as Self
2026 Movie
Jackass Forever
as Self
2022 Movie
Jackass 3D
Writer
2010 Movie
Jackass Number Two
Writer
2006 Movie
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
Director
2014 Movie
Where the Wild Things Are
Thanks
2009 Movie
Jackass 4.5
Cinematography
2022 Movie
Jackass 3.5
Writer
2011 Movie
Jackass: The Movie
as Self
2002 Movie
Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado
Director
2016 Movie
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Cinematography
2014 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Lance Bangs.
Better Things
Director • 3 eps
2016 Series
Portlandia
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
History of the World: Part II
Director • 3 eps
2023 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Lance Bangs.
Jackass: Best and Last
as Self
2026 Movie
Jackass: The Movie
as Self
2002 Movie
Where the Wild Things Are
Thanks
2009 Movie
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
Jackass Forever
as Self
2022 Movie
Pavements
Producer
2025 Movie
Jackass Number Two
Writer
2006 Movie
Breadcrumb Trail
Director
2014 Movie
Jackass 3D
Writer
2010 Movie
Milford
as Mechanic
2021 Movie
Torrance Rises
Director
1999 Movie
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Director
2014 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Lance Bangs.
Portlandia
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
Better Things
Director • 3 eps
2016 Series
History of the World: Part II
Director • 3 eps
2023 Series
Loiter Squad
Executive Producer • 31 eps
2012 Series
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Thanks • 1 eps
2025 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Lance Bangs.
Pavements
Producer
2025 Movie
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
Producer
2023 Movie
Jackass 4.5
Cinematography
2022 Movie
Julian McCullough: Maybe I'm a Man
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Cinematography
2014 Movie
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Editor
2011 Movie
Jackass 3.5
Writer
2011 Movie
Jackass 3D
Writer
2010 Movie
The Vampire Attack
Documentation & Support
2010 Movie
Where the Wild Things Are
Thanks
2009 Movie
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
Cinematography
2009 Movie
Jackass Number Two
Writer
2006 Movie
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
Producer
2006 Movie
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Co-Producer
2005 Movie
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Producer
2004 Movie
Jackass Backyard BBQ
Additional Camera
2003 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Lance Bangs.
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Thanks • 1 eps
2025 Series
Loiter Squad
Executive Producer • 31 eps
2012 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Lance Bangs.
Jackass: Best and Last
as Self
2026 Movie
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
as Self
2023 Movie
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
as Self
2023 Movie
Jackass 4.5
as Self
2022 Movie
Jackass Forever
as Self
2022 Movie
Milford
as Mechanic
2021 Movie
At the Video Store
as Self
2019 Movie
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
as Self
2014 Movie
Jackass 3.5
2011 Movie
The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
as Self
2011 Movie
Jackass 3D
as Self
2010 Movie
Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak
as Himself
2009 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Lance Bangs.
History of the World: Part II
as Lance • 1 eps
2023 Series
Portlandia
as Lance Bangs • 1 eps
2011 Series