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Jared Hess

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn July 18, 1979 (46 years)
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".

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Don Verdean
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • Unexpected Race

Known For

  • Napoleon Dynamite
  • A Minecraft Movie
  • Nacho Libre
  • Masterminds
  • Gentlemen Broncos
  • Murder Among the Mormons
  • The Last Man on Earth
  • Don Verdean
  • Making History (2017)
  • Ninety-Five Senses
  • Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
  • Thelma the Unicorn
  • Napoleon Dynamite
  • Son of Zorn
  • The Gutter

Featured Videos

  • Jared Hess On The Story Of The Film
    Jared Hess On The Story Of The FilmMastermindsBehind the Scenes
  • Kristen Wiig On Jared Hess' Approach To This Story
    Kristen Wiig On Jared Hess' Approach To This StoryMastermindsBehind the Scenes

Jared Hess Filmography

2027
Minecraft 2 · as Screenplay
2024
Thelma the Unicorn · as Screenplay
2015
2009
2006
2004
Napoleon Dynamite · as Screenplay
2003

2025
A Minecraft Movie · as General Chungus (voice)
2024
Thelma the Unicorn · as Gerald (voice)
2018
2013
Austenland · as Travel Agent
2012
Napoleon Dynamite (TV Series) · as Don
2003
Pride and Prejudice · as Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
2003
The R.M. · as Ld3 Nerd
2002
The Singles Ward · as Dj V'dob

2025
2024
The Gutter · as Executive Producer
2023
2021
Murder Among the Mormons (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2019
The Righteous Gemstones (TV Series) · as Consulting Producer
2018
2018
2017
Making History (2017) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2015
2015
Finders Keepers · as Executive Producer
2013
Austenland · as Associate Producer
2012
Napoleon Dynamite (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2009
Gentlemen Broncos · as Executive Producer

2018
2015
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2005
2005
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self
2002
Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self

2012
Napoleon Dynamite (TV Series) · as Created By
2003
Peluca · as Cinematographer

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