Directing • AGE 46
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 Libr...


A Minecraft Movie Squared
Director
2027

Standout: The Ben Kjar Story
Producer
2026

A Minecraft Movie
General Chungus (voice)
2025

The Gutter
Executive Producer
2024

Thelma the Unicorn
Gerald (voice)
2024

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

Ninety-Five Senses
Director
2022

Murder Among the Mormons
Executive Producer
2021

The Righteous Gemstones
Consulting Producer
2019

The Unexpected Race
Deputy
2018

The Insufferable Groo
Self
2018

Making History
Director
2017

Tim Timmerman: Hope of America
Thanks
2017

Masterminds
Director
2016

Son of Zorn
Director
2016

Don Verdean
Writer
2015

The Last Man on Earth
Director
2015

Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Himself
2015

Austenland
Associate Producer
2013

Napoleon Dynamite
Creator
2012

Gentlemen Broncos
Director
2009

Nacho Libre
Director
2006

On Location Napoleon Dynamite
Director
2006

Napoleon Dynamite
Screenplay
2004

Pride and Prejudice
Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003

The R.M.
LD3 Nerd
2003

Peluca
Cinematography
2003

The Singles Ward
DJ V'dob
2002

Cardboard Only
Director
2001