Jared Hess

Born: 1979-07-18

Place: Preston, Idaho, USA

Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) is an American filmmaker known for his work Napoleon Dynamite (2004), A Minecraft Movie (2025) and Nacho Libre (2006), which he co-wrote and directed with his wife, Jerusha Hess. (Nacho Libre was co-written with Mike White). He also produced the video for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes" and The Killers' Christmas single, "Boots".

Known For

The Insufferable Groo

World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite

World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite

Thelma the Unicorn

Pride and Prejudice

The Unexpected Race

The R.M.

The Singles Ward

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

A Minecraft Movie

Also Appeared With…

Stephen Groo

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Jack Black

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Lourie Bloomfield

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Sherry Groo

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Stephen Joseph Groo

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Sariah Hopkin

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Jon Heder

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Brent Schacher

1 shared project Shared Movies

Lauren VanDerwerken

1 shared project Shared Movies

Steven Walters

1 shared project Shared Movies

Trisha Walters

1 shared project Shared Movies

Brittany Howard

1 shared project Shared Movies

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution Over Time

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The Insufferable Groo

Thelma the Unicorn

The Singles Ward

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

A Minecraft Movie

Full Filmography

🏆 Award Stats

0 total wins
3 nominations

2002

The Singles Ward as DJ V'dob 🏆

2003

2006

World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite as Self

2015

Beaver Trilogy Part IV as Himself 🏆

2018

2024

Thelma the Unicorn as Gerald (voice) 🏆

2025

A Minecraft Movie as General Chungus (voice) 🏆