Jared Hess
Born July 18, 1979 · Preston, Idaho, USA
1
Films reviewed
5.6
Avg. rating
A Minecraft Movie
Best-reviewed
2025
Years active
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 Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes", and the Killers' Christmas charity single "Boots".
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Selected Filmography
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- The Righteous Gemstones(2019)TV Series · 9 epsConsulting Producer
- The Last Man on Earth(2015)TV Series · 2 epsDirector
- Nacho Libre(2006)Director
- Napoleon Dynamite(2004)Screenplay
- Thelma the Unicorn(2024)as Gerald (voice)
- Masterminds(2016)Director
- A Minecraft Movie Squared(2027)Director
- Son of Zorn(2016)TV Series · 1 epDirector
- Making History(2017)TV Series · 2 epsDirector
- Austenland(2013)Associate Producer
- Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators(2023)TV Series · 5 epsExecutive Producer
- Murder Among the Mormons(2021)TV Series · 3 epsExecutive Producer
- Don Verdean(2015)Director
- Pride and Prejudice(2003)as Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
- Gentlemen Broncos(2009)Director
- The Gutter(2024)Executive Producer
- Standout: The Ben Kjar Story(2026)Producer
- The Singles Ward(2002)as DJ V'dob
- The Insufferable Groo(2018)as Self