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

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

Crew

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