
Director
Jared Hess
Born 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared Hess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed

Napoleon Dynamite
Director · 2004

A Minecraft Movie
Director · 2025

Nacho Libre
Director · 2006

The Last Man on Earth
Director · 2015

Masterminds
Director · 2016

Thelma the Unicorn
Director · 2024

Murder Among the Mormons
Director · 2021

Gentlemen Broncos
Director · 2009

Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
Director · 2023

Ninety-Five Senses
Director · 2022

Making History
Director · 2017

Son of Zorn
Director · 2016

Don Verdean
Director · 2015

Peluca
Director · 2003

On Location Napoleon Dynamite
Director · 2006
Winner Take Steve
Director · 2004

Cardboard Only
Director · 2001

A Minecraft Sequel
Director · 2027
Acting

A Minecraft Movie
General Chungus (voice) · 2025

Thelma the Unicorn
Gerald (voice) · 2024

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2003

Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Himself · 2015

The Singles Ward
DJ V'dob · 2002

Pride and Prejudice
Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green · 2003

The R.M.
LD3 Nerd · 2003
World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite
Self · 2006

The Insufferable Groo
Self · 2018

The Unexpected Race
Deputy · 2018