Tyson Hesse is an American graphic novel illustrator and director, known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

Hesse worked as an artist for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series from Archie Comics. He later served as the animation director on trailers and animated cutscenes for the 2017 platform game Sonic Mania and its promotional miniseries, Sonic Mania Adventures. Hesse has also contributed to IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. After the trailer for the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog film was released in 2019 and Sonic's design was strongly criticised, Hesse was brought in as the lead artist to redesign Sonic. He was also a storyboard artist for the movie Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus.