Jared Hess
Directing
July 18, 1979 (46 years old)
Preston, Idaho, USA
10
Acting Credits
17
Directed
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...
Known For
Filmography
A Minecraft Movie
2025
as General Chungus (voice)
6.3
Thelma the Unicorn
2024
as Gerald (voice)
7
The Insufferable Groo
2018
as Self
5
The Unexpected Race
2018
as Deputy
3
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
2015
as Himself
7.4
World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite
2006
as Self
6
Pride and Prejudice
2003
as Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
4.8
The R.M.
2003
as LD3 Nerd
4.9
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
5.4
The Singles Ward
2002
as DJ V'dob
6