Jon Gries
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 17, 1957 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Glendale, California, USA
Biography
An American actor, writer and director. He is known for his role in Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico, and more recently "Lost" as Roger Linus, "Taken" as Casey, and "The Pretender" as Broots. From early roles like Lazlo Hollyfeld in "Real Genius" to the suspicious Greg Hunt in "White Lotus" his career spans across genres, showcasing his talent in both comedic and dramatic roles.
Known For
| 2026 | Carolina Caroline | |
| 2025 | Tuesday's Flu | |
| 2025 | Devil May CryPres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) | |
| 2025 | Devil May CryPres. Hopper / Soldier (voice) | |
| 2024 | Bits | |
| 2024 | SolventGunner S. Holbrook | |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man.Denver | |
| 2024 | FalloutBiff | |
| 2023 | Only the Good SurviveCult Leader | |
| 2021 | The White LotusGreg Hunt | |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampSelf | |
| 2020 | Wish Upon a UnicornBud | |
| 2019 | 3 Days with DadTim | |
| 2018 | Glass JawSam Austin | |
| 2017 | The Axe Murders of VilliscaGreg | |
| 2017 | All About the MoneyJon Waters | |
| 2016 | Operation ChromiteHoyt Vandenberg | |
| 2016 | You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright NightHimself | |
| 2016 | Falsely AccusedGus | |
| 2016 | Durant's Never ClosesDizzy Dean | |
| 2016 | Dream Corp LLCDr. Roberts | |
| 2015 | AmericonsBilly | |
| 2015 | Pass the LightFranklin | |
| 2015 | EndgamePrincipal Thomas | |
| 2014 | Bad Turn WorseSheriff Shep | |
| 2014 | Locker 13Archie | |
| 2014 | FaultsTerry | |
| 2014 | Eternity: The MovieBarry Goldfield, Jr. | |
| 2014 | The Last SurvivorsCarson | |
| 2014 | Taken 3Mark Casey | |
| 2013 | A True StoryRichard Simpkins | |
| 2013 | Skinwalker RanchHoyt | |
| 2013 | NoobzGreg Lipstein | |
| 2013 | Byron's Theme | |
| 2013 | The BridgeBob | |
| 2012 | Five Time ChampionMelvin Glee | |
| 2012 | Taken 2Mark Casey | |
| 2012 | Unicorn CityShadow Hawk | |
| 2012 | Deep in the HeartDick Wallrath | |
| 2012 | Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico | |
| 2011 | Natural SelectionPeter | |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the DeadTom Sutter | |
| 2011 | The Smell of SuccessEarly Dunchamp | |
| 2010 | Good IntentionsSheriff Ernie | |
| 2010 | Crazy on the OutsideEdgar | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0Liam Miller | |
| 2010 | NikitaThe Engineer | |
| 2009 | ElsewhereMr. Tod | |
| 2008 | TakenMark Casey | |
| 2008 | Around JuneMurry | |
| 2008 | South of HeavenHood 1 | |
| 2008 | Bar StarzRicky Fabulous | |
| 2008 | So Long JimmyLevi Franklin | |
| 2008 | Sons of AnarchyMagoo | |
| 2007 | The ComebacksBarber | |
| 2007 | The Astronaut FarmerFBI Agent Killbourne | |
| 2007 | FrankColin York | |
| 2007 | American PastimeEd Tully | |
| 2007 | September DawnJohn D. Lee | |
| 2007 | Fathom | |
| 2006 | Stick ItBrice Graham | |
| 2006 | Car BabesGary | |
| 2006 | The Sasquatch GangChilcutt | |
| 2006 | PsychStrabinsky | |
| 2005 | WaterborneRitter | |
| 2005 | Last Best ChanceBernard Wheeler | |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action StarDonald Buckheim | |
| 2005 | SupernaturalMartin Creaser | |
| 2004 | Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico | |
| 2004 | CSI: NYJim Warren | |
| 2004 | LostRoger Linus | |
| 2003 | The RundownHarvey | |
| 2003 | NorthforkArnold | |
| 2003 | The Big EmptyElron | |
| 2003 | The Snow WalkerPierce | |
| 2003 | CarnivàleTexas Ranger | |
| 2003 | Las VegasGreg Walker | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseBill Shepard | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest | |
| 2002 | The BeatnicksB Cool | |
| 2001 | The Pretender 2001Broots | |
| 2001 | The Pretender: Island of the HauntedBroots | |
| 2001 | JackpotSunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson | |
| 2001 | 24Joseph Wald | |
| 1999 | Twin Falls IdahoLawyer Jay Harrison | |
| 1997 | Men in BlackVan Driver | |
| 1997 | The MazeDr. Holmes | |
| 1997 | CasualtiesBill Summers | |
| 1996 | Race Against Time: The Search for SarahSteve | |
| 1996 | The PretenderBroots | |
| 1995 | Get ShortyRonnie Wingate | |
| 1995 | Strange LuckHenry Bloom | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeJack Kimball | |
| 1994 | ERDefense Attorney Marty Nesmith | |
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead MotherRob Sundheimer | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesSalvatore Matola | |
| 1993 | Bakersfield P.D.Ray Coombs | |
| 1992 | Four Eyes and Six-GunsDeputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries) | |
| 1992 | MartinShawn McDermott | |
| 1991 | FeverBobby | |
| 1990 | The GriftersDrunk's Friend | |
| 1990 | Rainbow DriveAzzolini | |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210Dope Dealer | |
| 1989 | Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogMax (as Jonathan Gries) | |
| 1989 | Kill Me AgainAlan Swayzie | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldHomeless Man | |
| 1989 | Quantum LeapFlash McGrath | |
| 1988 | Fright Night Part 2Louie | |
| 1988 | Tattingers | |
| 1987 | The Monster SquadDesperate Man | |
| 1987 | Number One with a BulletBobby Sweet | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | |
| 1986 | TerrorVisionOD | |
| 1986 | Running ScaredDet. Tony Montoya | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawHotel Desk Clerk | |
| 1985 | Real GeniusLazlo Hollyfeld | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone(segment "Shelter Skelter") | |
| 1984 | High School U.S.A.Leo Bandini | |
| 1983 | JoysticksKing Vidiot | |
| 1983 | September GunBrian Brian | |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A.Dirty Curt | |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1981 | Falcon CrestStone | |
| 1979 | More American GraffitiRon | |
| 1979 | Swap MeetDoug | |
| 1979 | SunnysideWild Child | |
| 1979 | 240-Robert | |
| 1977 | The Chicken ChroniclesTom | |
| 1977 | Mulligan's Stew | |
| 1976 | Helter SkelterWilliam Garretson | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1967 | Will PennyHorace | |
| - | The Knife ThrowerLew Schätze | |
| - | Bicentennial CuriousMick Jones |
| 1999 | Twin Falls IdahoAssociate Producer |
| 2010 | Pickin' and Grinnin'Director | |
| 1996 | The PretenderDirector |