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.

KNOWN FOR

Portlandia
2012
History of the World: Part II
2023
Jackass: Best and Last
2026
Better Things
2016
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
Jackass Forever
2022
Loiter Squad
2012
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Jackass: The Movie
2002
Jackass Number Two
2006
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
2013
Jackass 3D
2010

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
22
Directing
65
Writing
3
Producing
21
Camera
14
Editing
5
Crew
12
2026
Jackass: Best and Last
as Self
2023
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
as Self
2023
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
as Self
2023
History of the World: Part II
as Lance
2022
Jackass Forever
as Self
2022
Jackass 4.5
as Self
2021
Milford
as Mechanic
2019
At the Video Store
as Self
2015
Portlandia
2014
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
as Self
2012
Portlandia
as Lance Bangs
2011
Jackass 3.5
2011
The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
as Self
2010
Jackass 3D
as Self
2009
Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak
as Himself
2007
The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'
as Self
2006
The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
as Self (uncredited)
2006
Jackass Number Two
as Self
2002
Jackass: The Movie
as Self
2002
Run Ronnie Run
as Gay Conspiracy Technician
2002
The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
as Self
2000
An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving
as Himself