Jon Gries
Glendale, California, USA
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.
Appearances
7.2
Men in Black
Van Driver
6.4
The Rundown
Harvey
3.9
Fever
Bobby
6.8
Stick It
Brice Graham
4.9
The Comebacks
Barber
5.8
Car Babes
Gary
6.3
The Astronaut Farmer
FBI Agent Killbourne
5.7
TerrorVision
O.D.
6.5
Get Shorty
Ronnie Wingate
6.8
Napoleon Dynamite
Uncle Rico
7.4
Taken
Mark Casey
6.0
Northfork
Arnold
6.2
Five Time Champion
Melvin Glee
4.6
Joysticks
King Vidiot
6.8
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Broots
7.2
The Pretender 2001
Broots
6.7
The Monster Squad
Desperate Man
5.8
Elsewhere
Mr. Tod
4.4
Frank
Colin York
6.6
Real Genius
Lazlo Hollyfeld
5.2
More American Graffiti
Ron
6.1
The Big Empty
Elron
6.1
Running Scared
Det. Tony Montoya
6.6
American Pastime
Ed Tully
6.4
Fright Night Part 2
Louie
6.5
The Grifters
Drunk's Friend
2.5
Around June
Murry
6.4
Taken 2
Mark Casey
4.0
South of Heaven
Hood 1
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
3.5
Swap Meet
Doug
6.2
Natural Selection
Peter
5.5
Unicorn City
Shadow Hawk
7.5
The Maze
Dr. Holmes
7.0
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Steve
3.3
Bar Starz
Ricky Fabulous
5.8
Operation Chromite
Hoyt Vandenberg
6.0
September Gun
Brian Brian
5.3
Deep in the Heart
Dick Wallrath
6.7
Jackpot
Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
5.4
Bad Turn Worse
Sheriff Shep
5.4
A True Story
Richard Simpkins
6.5
Locker 13
Archie
6.7
Faults
Terry
2.2
Eternity: The Movie
Barry Goldfield, Jr.
5.8
Waterborne
Ritter
6.8
Casualties
Bill Summers
6.1
The Last Survivors
Carson
6.0
Last Best Chance
Bernard Wheeler
6.9
Twin Falls Idaho
Lawyer Jay Harrison
3.5
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
Only the Good Survive
Cult Leader
6.3
Taken 3
Mark Casey
7.0
Sunnyside
Wild Child
4.7
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Max (as Jonathan Gries)
6.0
Americons
Billy
6.4
Pass the Light
Franklin
5.3
Skinwalker Ranch
Hoyt
3.5
The Chicken Chronicles
Tom
2.0
Bits
5.8
Endgame
Principal Thomas
5.3
September Dawn
John D. Lee
4.8
The Axe Murders of Villisca
Greg
The Knife Thrower
Lew Schätze
4.8
Number One with a Bullet
Bobby Sweet
6.8
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Himself
5.1
Rainbow Drive
Azzolini
5.8
Noobz
Greg Lipstein
5.5
High School U.S.A.
Dirty Curt
5.4
All About the Money
Jon Waters
5.2
Falsely Accused
Gus
6.1
Kill Me Again
Alan Swayzie
6.6
Will Penny
Horace
6.8
Helter Skelter
William Garretson
5.5
Ed and His Dead Mother
Rob Sundheimer
8.0
Durant's Never Closes
Dizzy Dean
6.8
Glass Jaw
Sam Austin
7.0
The Snow Walker
Pierce
5.1
3 Days with Dad
Tim
4.3
Confessions of an Action Star
Donald Buckheim
4.2
High School U.S.A.
Leo Bandini
Fathom
Fathom
5.9
The Sasquatch Gang
Chilcutt
Byron's Theme
4.5
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Tom Sutter
5.0
Good Intentions
Sheriff Ernie
6.9
Wish Upon a Unicorn
Bud
5.3
Crazy on the Outside
Edgar
Carolina Caroline
5.0
Solvent
Gunner S. Holbrook
5.6
The Smell of Success
Early Dunchamp
6.3
The Beatnicks
B Cool
So Long Jimmy
Levi Franklin
Tuesday's Flu
Bicentennial Curious
Bicentennial Curious
Mick Jones
5.7
Falcon Crest
Stone
7.9
Carnivàle
Texas Ranger
8.3
Seinfeld
Homeless Man
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
Dope Dealer
7.4
The Pretender
Broots
7.7
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shelter Skelter")
7.0
Las Vegas
Greg Walker
7.8
Cold Case
Bill Shepard
7.3
The Jeffersons
7.8
24
Joseph Wald
7.3
CSI: NY
Jim Warren
6.8
240-Robert
8.0
Quantum Leap
Flash McGrath
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
8.0
Lost
Roger Linus
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
8.4
The X-Files
Salvatore Matola
7.3
Chicago Hope
Jack Kimball
7.7
Bakersfield P.D.
Ray Coombs
8.1
Tour of Duty
Mulligan's Stew
8.0
Mulligan's Stew
Tattingers
6.0
Tattingers
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
Liam Miller
7.6
The White Lotus
Greg Hunt
5.7
Napoleon Dynamite
Uncle Rico
7.2
Nikita
The Engineer
6.6
The Bridge
Bob
7.9
Psych
Strabinsky
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
Magoo
7.6
Martin
Shawn McDermott
7.8
ER
Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith
6.6
Dream Corp LLC
Dr. Roberts
8.3
Supernatural
Martin Creaser
7.1
L.A. Law
Hotel Desk Clerk
7.8
Strange Luck
Henry Bloom
5.5
It's Florida, Man.
Denver
7.9
Devil May Cry
Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)
7.9
Devil May Cry
Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)
8.1
Fallout
Biff
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest