Jared Hess

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.

Directed

1. A Minecraft Movie (2025) — Director
2. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) — Director
3. Nacho Libre (2006) — Director
4. Masterminds (2016) — Director
5. The Last Man on Earth (2015) — Director
6. Thelma the Unicorn (2024) — Director
7. Gentlemen Broncos (2009) — Director
8. Don Verdean (2015) — Director
9. Murder Among the Mormons (2021) — Director
10. Son of Zorn (2016) — Director
11. Making History (2017) — Director
12. Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators (2023) — Director
13. Ninety-Five Senses (2022) — Director
14. Peluca (2003) — Director
15. On Location Napoleon Dynamite (2006) — Director
16. Winner Take Steve (2004) — Director
17. Cardboard Only (2001) — Director
18. Micronations — Director
19. A Minecraft Movie Squared (2027) — Director

Also appeared in

1. A Minecraft Movie (2025) — General Chungus (voice)
2. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
3. Thelma the Unicorn (2024) — Gerald (voice)
4. Pride and Prejudice (2003) — Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
5. The R.M. (2003) — LD3 Nerd
6. The Singles Ward (2002) — DJ V'dob
7. Beaver Trilogy Part IV (2015) — Himself
8. The Insufferable Groo (2018) — Self
9. World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite (2006) — Self
10. The Unexpected Race (2018) — Deputy