Jared Hess
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 18, 1979 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Preston, Idaho, USA
Biography
Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess (née Demke, born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers known for their work on Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006) and Gentlemen Broncos (2009), all of which they co-wrote and which were directed by Jared. (Nacho Libre was co-written with Mike White.) For their film Ninety-Five Senses, they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. They also produced music videos for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes", and the Killers' Christmas charity single "Boots". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared Hess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| 2025 | A Minecraft MovieGeneral Chungus (voice) | |
| 2024 | Thelma the UnicornGerald (voice) | |
| 2018 | The Insufferable GrooSelf | |
| 2018 | The Unexpected RaceDeputy | |
| 2015 | Beaver Trilogy Part IVHimself | |
| 2006 | World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon DynamiteSelf | |
| 2003 | Pride and PrejudiceReverend Steve Two-Trees Green | |
| 2003 | The R.M.LD3 Nerd | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2002 | The Singles WardDJ V'dob |
| 2026 | Standout: The Ben Kjar StoryProducer | |
| 2024 | The GutterExecutive Producer | |
| 2023 | Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American GladiatorsExecutive Producer | |
| 2021 | Murder Among the MormonsExecutive Producer | |
| 2019 | The Righteous GemstonesConsulting Producer | |
| 2018 | The Insufferable GrooProducer | |
| 2018 | The Unexpected RaceProducer | |
| 2015 | Don VerdeanProducer | |
| 2013 | AustenlandAssociate Producer | |
| 2009 | Gentlemen BroncosExecutive Producer |
| 2027 | A Minecraft Movie 2Director | |
| 2025 | A Minecraft MovieDirector | |
| 2024 | Thelma the UnicornDirector | |
| 2023 | Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American GladiatorsDirector | |
| 2022 | Ninety-Five SensesDirector | |
| 2021 | Murder Among the MormonsDirector | |
| 2017 | Making HistoryDirector | |
| 2016 | MastermindsDirector | |
| 2016 | Son of ZornDirector | |
| 2015 | Don VerdeanDirector | |
| 2009 | Gentlemen BroncosDirector | |
| 2006 | Nacho LibreDirector | |
| 2006 | On Location Napoleon DynamiteDirector | |
| 2004 | Winner Take SteveDirector | |
| 2004 | Napoleon DynamiteDirector | |
| 2003 | PelucaDirector | |
| 2001 | Cardboard OnlyDirector | |
| - | MicronationsDirector |
| 2027 | A Minecraft Movie 2Screenplay | |
| 2024 | Thelma the UnicornScreenplay | |
| 2015 | Don VerdeanWriter | |
| 2009 | Gentlemen BroncosWriter | |
| 2006 | Nacho LibreWriter | |
| 2004 | Napoleon DynamiteScreenplay | |
| 2003 | PelucaWriter |
| 2017 | Tim Timmerman: Hope of AmericaThanks | |
| 2003 | PelucaCinematography |








