Jared Hess
Directing
Born: 1979-07-18 · Preston, Idaho, USA
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
🎬 Movies (24)
A Minecraft Movie Squared
2027
Director
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story
2026
Producer
A Minecraft Movie
2025
Director
Thelma the Unicorn
2024
Director
The Gutter
2024
Executive Producer
Ninety-Five Senses
2022
Director
The Insufferable Groo
2018
Self
The Unexpected Race
2018
Deputy
Tim Timmerman: Hope of America
2017
Thanks
Masterminds
2016
Director
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
2015
Himself
Don Verdean
2015
Director
Austenland
2013
Associate Producer
Gentlemen Broncos
2009
Director
World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite
2006
Self
Nacho Libre
2006
Director
On Location Napoleon Dynamite
2006
Director
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
Director
Winner Take Steve
2004
Director
Pride and Prejudice
2003
Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
The R.M.
2003
LD3 Nerd
Peluca
2003
Director
The Singles Ward
2002
DJ V'dob
Cardboard Only
2001
Director
📺 TV Shows (8)
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
2023
Director
Murder Among the Mormons
2021
Director
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
Consulting Producer
Making History
2017
Director
Son of Zorn
2016
Director
The Last Man on Earth
2015
Director
Napoleon Dynamite
2012
Creator
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self