Jared Hess
Directing
Born: July 18, 1979 (age 47) · Preston, Idaho, USA
Highest Rated
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared Hess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
A Minecraft Movie
2025
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
Nacho Libre
2006
Masterminds
2016
The Last Man on Earth
2015
Austenland
2013
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
Thelma the Unicorn
2024
Gentlemen Broncos
2009
Don Verdean
2015
Murder Among the Mormons
2021
Son of Zorn
2016
Photos (5)
Movies (6)
Self / Appearances (3)
Upcoming (2)
Directing (16)
A Minecraft Movie
Director
The Last Man on Earth
Director
Nacho Libre
Director
Son of Zorn
Director
Masterminds
Director
Napoleon Dynamite
Director
Thelma the Unicorn
Director
Making History
Director
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
Director
Gentlemen Broncos
Director
Murder Among the Mormons
Director
Ninety-Five Senses
Director
Don Verdean
Director
Cardboard Only
Director
Peluca
Director
On Location Napoleon Dynamite
Director
Writing (6)
Producing (10)
The Righteous Gemstones
Consulting Producer
Austenland
Associate Producer
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
Executive Producer
The Insufferable Groo
Producer
Gentlemen Broncos
Executive Producer
Murder Among the Mormons
Executive Producer
The Gutter
Executive Producer
Don Verdean
Producer
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story
Producer
The Unexpected Race
Producer
