Director
Jared Hess
47 years · Preston, Idaho, USA · 19 films
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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Best known for
A Minecraft Movie
2025 · General Chungus (voice), Director
On HBO Max
Napoleon Dynamite
2004 · Screenplay, Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Nacho Libre
2006 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Masterminds
2016 · Director
On Kanopy
Gentlemen Broncos
2009 · Director, Writer
On Hoopla
Thelma the Unicorn
2024 · Gerald (voice), Screenplay
On Netflix
Filmography 18
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story
2026 · Producer
On Kanopy
A Minecraft Movie
2025 · General Chungus (voice), Director
On HBO Max
Thelma the Unicorn
2024 · Gerald (voice), Screenplay
On Netflix
Ninety-Five Senses
2022 · Director
The Unexpected Race
2018 · Deputy, Producer
On Plex
The Insufferable Groo
2018 · Self, Producer
On Tubi TV
Masterminds
2016 · Director
On Kanopy
Don Verdean
2015 · Writer, Director
On Plex
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
2015 · Self
On fuboTV
Gentlemen Broncos
2009 · Director, Writer
On Hoopla
Nacho Libre
2006 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
On Location Napoleon Dynamite
2006 · Director
Napoleon Dynamite
2004 · Screenplay, Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Pride and Prejudice
2003 · Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
On Plex
The R.M.
2003 · LD3 Nerd
Peluca
2003 · Writer, Director
The Singles Ward
2002 · DJ V'dob
Cardboard Only
2001 · Director