
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
July 18, 1979 (46 years old)
Preston, Idaho, USA
Also Known As
- Jared Lawrence Hess
- 杰瑞德·赫斯
- جارد هيس
Jared Hess
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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Known For
Acting
Directing

A Minecraft Movie
Director
2025

Thelma the Unicorn
Screenplay, Director
2024

Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
Executive Producer, Director
2023

Ninety-Five Senses
Director
2022

Murder Among the Mormons
Executive Producer, Director, Creator
2021

The Righteous Gemstones
Consulting Producer
2019

Making History
Director
2017

Tim Timmerman: Hope of America
Thanks
2017

Masterminds
Director
2016

Son of Zorn
Director
2016

Don Verdean
Director, Writer, Producer
2015

Austenland
Associate Producer
2013









