Jared Hess
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Jared Hess

Jul 18, 1979 - Preston, Idaho, USA

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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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2018The Insufferable GrooSelf
Movie2006World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon DynamiteSelf
Movie2024Thelma the UnicornGerald (voice)
Movie2003Pride and PrejudiceReverend Steve Two-Trees Green
Movie2018The Unexpected RaceDeputy
Movie2003The R.M.LD3 Nerd
Movie2002The Singles WardDJ V'dob
Movie2015Beaver Trilogy Part IVHimself
Movie2025A Minecraft MovieGeneral Chungus (voice)

Crew

Media
Movie2009Gentlemen BroncosDirectorDirecting
Movie2004Napoleon DynamiteScreenplayWriting
Movie2006Nacho LibreDirectorDirecting
Movie2003PelucaWriterWriting
Movie2003PelucaCinematographyCrew
Movie2025A Minecraft MovieDirectorDirecting
Movie2003PelucaDirectorDirecting
Movie2004Winner Take SteveDirectorDirecting
Movie2016MastermindsDirectorDirecting
Movie2018The Insufferable GrooProducerProduction
Movie2015Don VerdeanDirectorDirecting
Movie2015Don VerdeanWriterWriting
MovieN/AMicronationsDirectorDirecting
Movie2022Ninety-Five SensesDirectorDirecting
Movie2013AustenlandAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie2009Gentlemen BroncosWriterWriting
Movie2006On Location Napoleon DynamiteDirectorDirecting
Movie2024The GutterExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2018The Unexpected RaceProducerProduction
Movie2024Thelma the UnicornScreenplayWriting
Movie2001Cardboard OnlyDirectorDirecting
Movie2015Don VerdeanProducerProduction
Movie2009Gentlemen BroncosExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2004Napoleon DynamiteDirectorDirecting
Movie2024Thelma the UnicornDirectorDirecting
Movie2026Standout: The Ben Kjar StoryProducerProduction
Movie2006Nacho LibreWriterWriting
Movie2017Tim Timmerman: Hope of AmericaThanksCrew
Movie2027A Minecraft Movie 2DirectorDirecting
Movie2027A Minecraft Movie 2ScreenplayWriting
TV Show2017Making HistoryDirectorDirecting
TV Show2021Murder Among the MormonsExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2021Murder Among the MormonsDirectorDirecting
TV Show2016Son of ZornDirectorDirecting
TV Show2019The Righteous GemstonesConsulting ProducerProduction
TV Show2023Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American GladiatorsExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2023Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American GladiatorsDirectorDirecting
TV Show2021Murder Among the MormonsCreatorCreator
TV Show2012Napoleon DynamiteCreatorCreator