Portrait of Jared Hess

Jared Hess

Directing

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.

Born: July 18, 1979

Place of Birth: Preston, Idaho, USA

Filmography

2025
A Minecraft Movie

as General Chungus (voice)

2024
Thelma the Unicorn

as Gerald (voice)

2018
2003
Pride and Prejudice

as Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green

2003
The R.M.

as LD3 Nerd

2002
The Singles Ward

as DJ V'dob