Jared Hess

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.

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A Minecraft Movie 2025Movie +4 as General Chungus (voice)

Nacho Libre 2006Movie +2 Director, Writer

Thelma the Unicorn 2024Movie as Gerald (voice)

Napoleon Dynamite 2004Movie +3 Director, Screenplay

A Minecraft Movie Squared 2027Movie Director, Screenplay

Masterminds 2016Movie +3 Director

Napoleon Dynamite 2012TV show Creator

Murder Among the Mormons 2021TV show Creator

Gentlemen Broncos 2009Movie +3 Director, Writer

Don Verdean 2015Movie +5 Director, Writer

Pride and Prejudice 2003Movie +1 as Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green

Beaver Trilogy Part IV 2015Movie as Self

The Insufferable Groo 2018Movie +3 as Self

Standout: The Ben Kjar Story 2026Movie Producer