Jon Heder

Jon Heder

1977-10-26 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 46 Credits

Biography

Jonathan Joseph Heder (born October 26, 1977) is an American screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His feature film debut came in 2004 as the title character of the comedy film Napoleon Dynamite. He also starred in the films The Benchwarmers, School for Scoundrels, Blades of Glory, Mama's Boy, When in Rome, and as Roy Disney in Walt Before Mickey. He provided his voice talents in the animated films Monster House and Surf's Up, as well as the title character for the animated series Napoleon Dynamit...

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I See the Demon

I See the Demon

2025

as Roger

9.0
Acting

At her surprise birthday party, an emotionally vulnerable woman experiences unexplainable phenomena that threaten to turn the best night of her life i...

Waltzing with Brando

Waltzing with Brando

2024

as Bernard Judge

10.0
Acting

The story of how Marlon Brando plucked Bernard Judge, an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect from his stable existence and convinced him that...

Tapawingo

Tapawingo

2024

as Nate Skoog

Acting

An oddball becomes the bodyguard for a misfit teenager and finds himself in the crosshairs of the town's family of bullies.

Plan B

Plan B

2024

as Evan Ebert

6.8
Acting

A woman—pregnant after a one-night stand with her awkward neighbor—sleeps with a businessman to pass off the baby as his.

Thelma the Unicorn

Thelma the Unicorn

2024

as Reggie (voice)

7.0
Acting

Thelma dreams of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma's wish comes true. She rises to instant inte...

Funny Thing About Love

Funny Thing About Love

2021

as Charlie

5.1
Acting

Samantha Banks is a successful businesswoman with a lawyer boyfriend. But over one crazy Thanksgiving week with her scheming family, her whole world i...

Tremors: Shrieker Island

Tremors: Shrieker Island

2020

as Jimmy

6.1
Acting

When a group of hunters genetically modify Graboid eggs, they face an all-out war against the larger, terrifyingly intelligent creatures, and swiftly ...

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

2020

as Self

6.8
Acting

The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all...

The Unexpected Race

The Unexpected Race

2018

as Harry

Acting

A young woman named Amber is sent to live with her father who she hasn't seen in over 10 years after suffering a car accident that takes the life of h...

When Jeff Tried to Save the World

When Jeff Tried to Save the World

2018

as Jeff

5.7
Acting

When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.

Gloria Talks Funny

Gloria Talks Funny

2018

as Harrison

Acting

When struggling voice actress, Gloria, discovers her agent failed to tell her that her claim-to-fame cartoon is being remade, she sets her sights on r...

Life After Flash

Life After Flash

2017

as Self

5.7
Acting

A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went up ag...

When Jeff Tried to Save the World

When Jeff Tried to Save the World

2017

as Jeff

4.0
Acting

When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home. This is th...

The Tiger Hunter

The Tiger Hunter

2017

as Alex

5.7
Acting

A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, he resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit fr...

Surf's Up 2: WaveMania

Surf's Up 2: WaveMania

2017

as Chicken Joe (voice)

6.1
Acting

Cody, Chicken Joe and Lani are back in their most epic adventure yet! The most radical surfing dream team, The Hang Five puts Cody and his friends to ...

Bobby the Hedgehog

Bobby the Hedgehog

2016

as Hubert

4.8
Acting

The prideful and arrogant Bobby is the strongest hedgehog as well as the exception and rebellion in the whole hedgehog tribe. However, During his figh...

Ghost Team

Ghost Team

2016

as Louis

4.5
Acting

A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an ove...

Bling

Bling

2016

as Wilmer (voice)

5.6
Acting

Lowly theme park mechanic Sam dreams about his childhood sweetheart Sue. With the mistaken belief that only a bling ring can win the girl of his dream...

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

2015

as James

5.5
Acting

Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve.

Walt Before Mickey

Walt Before Mickey

2015

as Roy Disney

6.4
Acting

Based on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career. The legendary Walt Disney had a tumultuous childhood, yet he wa...

Weepah Way For Now

Weepah Way For Now

2015

as Ernie

4.4
Acting

Elle and Joy spend their last week before their next music tour wandering through the heart of Laurel Canyon, whiling away carefree afternoons with th...

Reality

Reality

2015

as Dennis

7.1
Acting

A wanna-be director is given 48 hours by a producer to find the best groan of pain, worthy of an Oscar, as the only condition to back his film.

My Dad Is Scrooge

My Dad Is Scrooge

2014

as Raffi (voice)

6.1
Acting

"A Christmas Carol" turns into "A Christmas Corral" as the animals of Woodsley's Farm help Oliver and his little sister June stage the classic tale to...

Wildlife

Wildlife

2014

as Raymond Hinckley

Acting

A wounded shut-in attempts to free himself from the ghosts and savage history that has kept him bound in the town of Springville, Utah.

A Monsterous Holiday

A Monsterous Holiday

2013

as Frankenstein

3.0
Acting

Geeky school kid Andy dreams of being a great inventor, but he’s having trouble coming up with a “big idea” that will win the science fair and beat sc...

For Ellen

For Ellen

2012

as Fred Butler

5.4
Acting

After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, ...

All Star Bowling Trick Shots

All Star Bowling Trick Shots

2012

Acting
L!fe Happens

L!fe Happens

2011

as Wrong Number Caller

5.5
Acting

A comedy centered on two best friends, Kim and Deena, who fight to maintain normalcy in their lives after Kim gets pregnant and has a baby.

Woke Up Dead

Woke Up Dead

2010

as Drex Greene

4.3
Acting

Drex Greene (Jon Heder), a confused zombie who can’t be any deader, tries to solve the case of the mystery pill that left him drowned in a bathtub. Wi...

When in Rome

When in Rome

2010

as Lance

6.0
Acting

Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker, travels to Rome for her sister's wedding, where she plucks magic coins from a special fount...

Mama's Boy

Mama's Boy

2007

as Jeffrey Mannus

4.5
Acting

A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru bea...

Moving McAllister

Moving McAllister

2007

as Orlie

5.0
Acting

Rick Robinson, a law intern, is scheduled to take the bar exam in just four days. Anxious to score points with his boss Mr. McAllister, Rick unwisely ...

Surf's Up

Surf's Up

2007

as Chicken Joe (voice)

6.5
Acting

A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory

2007

as Jimmy MacElroy

6.1
Acting

When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole...

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

2006

as Roger Waddell

5.4
Acting

In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's...

Monster House

Monster House

2006

as Reginald "Skull" Skulinski (voice)

6.7
Acting

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against ...

On Location Napoleon Dynamite

On Location Napoleon Dynamite

2006

as Napoleon Dynamite (Archival Footage)

6.0
Acting

A documentary of the making of the movie Napoleon Dynamite

The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers

2006

as Clark

5.9
Acting

A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league...

The Sasquatch Gang

The Sasquatch Gang

2006

as Laser Tag Employee

5.8
Acting

Young fantasy and science fiction aficionado Gavin Gore and his friends stumble onto some huge footprints in the woods. A local cop, reporter, and a r...

Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

2005

as Darryl

7.0
Acting

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts t...

Tankman Begins

2005

as Napoleon Dynamite/Batman

8.1
Acting

A movie spoof that finds The Caped Crusader chauffeuring Jimmy Fallon to an MTV award ceremony in 2005.

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

2004

as Napoleon Dynamite

6.8
Acting

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with ...

Peluca

Peluca

2003

as Seth

6.2
Acting

The short film that Napoleon Dynamite was based on shows a day in the life of Seth, supernerd extraordinaire, rocking the megalopolis of Preston, Idah...

Relatively Super

N/A

as Behemoth (voice)

Acting

A look at the lives of the relatives to the world's greatest superheroes.

The Grim and the Dark

N/A

Acting

When looking for a gift for his kid, Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) is introduced to the world of Grimdark. In that moment he starts down a journey tha...

Sunshine Brownstone

N/A

as Balloon / Clerk / Underwater Giant

Acting

Sunshine Brownstone is home to an enthusiastic elephant named Gene, his pal Balloon, and an assortment of strange characters. The residents of Sunshin...