<Li> Shea Whigham as Earl Cole, a seasoned Captain of the Sky Devils who wields an AK - 47 instead of an M16 and close friend of Mills . </Li> <Li> Thomas Mann as Reg Slivko, a young warrant officer of the Sky Devils, known for carrying a portable record player . </Li> <Li> Terry Notary and Toby Kebbell as King Kong (motion capture performance), a 104 - foot - tall ape who is worshiped as the king and god on Skull Island by the Iwi natives . Notary stated that this Kong is an adolescent and he tried to play Kong like a "14 year old that's trapped in the life of an adult", stating that it took three days to film the motion capture scenes . In addition to playing Chapman, Toby Kebbell also provided some facial references for Kong, stating, "I gave some facial reference--certain subtleties, certain looks . Terry and I worked on stuff together and created what Kong needed . I was just there as backup for pieces that Terry really wanted to get details on . It's a real honor to be asked by someone who's a great performer, to come and help support their performance ." </Li> <Li> John C. Reilly as Hank Marlow, a wise and virtuous Chicagoan lieutenant of the 45th Pursuit Squadron who has been stranded for nearly 29 years on Skull Island since World War II . He knows the creatures of the island, and is a friend of the Iwi natives . Will Brittain portrays a young Hank Marlow, and also plays Marlow's son . </Li>

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