Jon Heder

Heder has had starring roles in the comedy films The Benchwarmers (2006), School for Scoundrels (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Mama's Boy (2007), When in Rome (2010), Reality (2014), and Ghost Team (2016). He also had starring roles in the drama films For Ellen (2012) and Walt Before Mickey (2015). Heder had starring voice roles in the animated film Surf's Up (2007) and its sequel, Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2017), as well as Thelma the Unicorn (2024). He had a main voice role on the Disney XD animated series Pickle and Peanut (2015–2018).

• Name — Jon Heder • Birth Name — Jonathan Joseph Heder • Born — 26 October 1977 • Birthplace — Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Children — 4 • Years Active — 2000–present

Heder was born on October 26, 1977, in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Helen (née Brammer) and physician James Heder. He has an identical twin brother, Dan; an older sister, an older brother, and two younger brothers. He is of Swedish descent, and is a nephew by marriage of former NFL player Vai Sikahema. When he was about two years old, he and his parents moved to Salem, Oregon. He attended Walker Middle School in Salem and graduated from South Salem High School in 1996, where he was a member of the swim team and drama club. He is also an Eagle Scout, and served as a Scoutmaster in 2010. A 2002 alumnus of Brigham Young University, Heder worked on the short animated film Pet Shop. While attending BYU, he befriended Jared Hess and starred in Hess's short film Peluca, which was later expanded into Napoleon Dynamite.

• Illustration — Heder in 2011 The 2004 comedy feature Napoleon Dynamite, filmed in Preston, Idaho, earned $44.5 million. In June 2005, Heder received the MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance and Breakthrough Male Performance for the role. On October 8, 2005, he hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest Ashlee Simpson. Heder and his film co-star Efren Ramirez filmed a series of commercials to promote the 2005 Utah State Fair, and reprised their roles in a self-parody sketch, "Napoleon Bonamite", on the animated series Robot Chicken. In 2005, Heder had a supporting role as a clerk in a new age bookstore in the romantic comedy Just like Heaven. In 2006, he appeared in the comedy film The Sasquatch Gang and starred with Rob Schneider and David Spade in producer Adam Sandler's The Benchwarmers (2006), a comedy about three men making up for lost chances by creating their own Little League baseball team. Also in 2006, Heder was the voice of the character Skull in the animated film Monster House and starred in the comedy School for Scoundrels, opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Jacinda Barrett. In 2007 he co-starred with Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory, in which, as in many of his films, he plays an absurd, slapstick caricature—this time, one of two rival figure skaters who must team up in a pairs competition. Heder's second turn at voice acting came in 2007 when he voiced Chicken Joe, a surfing chicken, in the animated film Surf's Up. His first foray into web television was the 2008 web series Woke Up Dead, which he produced and starred in. The live-action, sci-fi comedy thriller follows Drex, a USC student who wakes up underwater in the bathtub one morning and suspects he may be dead. Heder and his twin brother Dan star as villains in the fourth installment of the online martial arts comedy series Sockbaby. Heder's performance in When in Rome was praised by New York Times critic A. O. Scott: "Jon Heder as a goofy street magician is the funniest of the bunch." Heder voiced Napoleon Dynamite in the Fox Network animated series Napoleon Dynamite, which debuted in January 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the video for "On Top of the World" with numerous other Utah-based actors and musicians, and in 2014 he appeared in the video for the Chromeo song "Old 45s". In January 2017, Heder reprised his role as Chicken Joe in Surf's Up 2: WaveMania, the direct-to-video sequel to Surf's Up. In 2022, it was announced that Heder would star in the comedy film Plan B, alongside Tom Berenger and Shannon Elizabeth. In 2024, Heder reunited with Hess in Thelma the Unicorn, an animated film starring Brittany Howard.

Heder served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan, where he learned Japanese. He has been married to Kirsten Bales since 2002. They met at Brigham Young University. They are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and have four children. Heder is also a member of the Richmond Flying Mummies ownership group.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Mad TV — Percy — Season 10, Episode 4 • 2005 — Robot Chicken — Astronaut, Bully, Napoleon Bonamite — Voice, episode: "The Black Cherry" • Saturday Night Live — Himself — Host, episode: "Jon Heder/Ashlee Simpson" • 2008 — My Name Is Earl — Joel Malone — Episode: "Girl Earl" • 2010 — WWE Raw — Himself — 1 episode • 2011 — Talking Dead — Himself — Guest • 2012 — Napoleon Dynamite — Napoleon Dynamite — Main voice role • 2012 — Gulliver Quinn — Gulliver Quinn — Television film • The Aquabats! Super Show! — Eagle Claw — Episode: "Eagle Claw" • 2014 — How I Met Your Mother — Narshall — Episode: "Vesuvius" • Uncle Grandpa — Kev — Voice, episode: "Viewer Special" • Kroll Show — Himself — Episode: "Blisteritos Presents Dad Academy Graduation Congraduritos Red Carpet Viewing Party" • The Legend of Korra — Ryu, Ryu's Father — Voice, 2 episodes • Clarence — Randy — Voice, episode: "Rise 'n' Shine" • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Napoleon Bonafrog — Voice, episode: "The Croaking" • Ben 10: Omniverse — Clyde Fife — Voice, episode: "Clyde Five" • 2015–2019 — Star vs. the Forces of Evil — Oskar Greason — Recurring voice role • 2015–2018 — Pickle and Peanut — Pickle — Main voice role • 2016 — Motive — Murray Schultz — Episode: "The Vanishing Policeman" • Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh — Mopo Store Manager — Voice, episode: "Best Frenemies" • 2017 — VeggieTales in the City — Avacajoe — Voice, episode: "Jimmy Makes a Comic Book" • All Hail King Julien — Tentacle — Voice, episode: "Raiders of the Lord Shark" • 2017–2018 — Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters — Don Robertson / Multi-Farious — Voice, 4 episodes • 2018 — Swedish Dicks — Mark — Episode: "Two Dicks Walk into a Bar" • 2022 — Studio C — Himself — Episode: "Special Guest Jon Heder" • 2026 — The Legend of Vox Machina — Lionel Gayheart — Voice

• Year — Title — Role • 2009 — Woke Up Dead — Drex Greene • 2010 — Fact Checkers Unit — Jon • 2011 — Dead Grandma — Host • 2014 — TableTop — Himself • 2017 — Critical Role — Himself / Lionel Gayheart • 2019 — Retro Replay — Himself

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2012 — Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two — Seth — Voice • 2014 — Armikrog — Vognaut — Voice

• Year — Title — Artist — Role • 2013 — "On Top of the World" — Imagine Dragons — Russian Cosmonaut • 2014 — "Old 45's" — Chromeo — Bar Patron • 2021 — "Back Pocket" — Brooke White — Cowboy/Band

The authorities additionally record the headings Jonathan Joseph "Jon" Heder and Jonathan Joseph Heder. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One child is recorded: Timothy Heder.

Jon Heder is recorded as having received Eagle Scout.