Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 17, 1957
Place of Birth:
Glendale, California, USA
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Jon Gries
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bits | |
| 2024 | Solvent | Gunner S. Holbrook |
| 2023 | Only the Good Survive | Cult Leader |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp | Self |
| 2020 | Wish Upon a Unicorn | Bud |
| 2019 | 3 Days with Dad | Tim |
| 2018 | Glass Jaw | Sam Austin |
| 2017 | The Axe Murders of Villisca | Greg |
| 2017 | All About the Money | Jon Waters |
| 2016 | Operation Chromite | Hoyt Vandenberg |
| 2016 | You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night | Himself |
| 2016 | Falsely Accused | Gus |
| 2016 | Durant's Never Closes | Dizzy Dean |
| 2016 | Operation Chromite | Gen Hoyt Vandenberg |
| 2015 | Americons | Billy |
| 2015 | Pass the Light | Franklin |
| 2015 | Endgame | Principal Thomas |
| 2014 | Bad Turn Worse | Sheriff Shep |
| 2014 | Locker 13 | Archie |
| 2014 | Faults | Terry |
| 2014 | Eternity: The Movie | Barry Goldfield, Jr. |
| 2014 | The Last Survivors | Carson |
| 2014 | Taken 3 | Mark Casey |
| 2013 | A True Story | Richard Simpkins |
| 2013 | Skinwalker Ranch | Hoyt |
| 2013 | Noobz | Greg Lipstein |
| 2013 | Byron's Theme | |
| 2012 | Five Time Champion | Melvin Glee |
| 2012 | Taken 2 | Mark Casey |
| 2012 | Unicorn City | Shadow Hawk |
| 2012 | Deep in the Heart | Dick Wallrath |
| 2011 | Natural Selection | Peter |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Dead | Tom Sutter |
| 2011 | The Smell of Success | Early Dunchamp |
| 2010 | Good Intentions | Sheriff Ernie |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside | Edgar |
| 2009 | Elsewhere | Mr. Tod |
| 2008 | Taken | Mark Casey |
| 2008 | Around June | Murry |
| 2008 | South of Heaven | Hood 1 |
| 2008 | Bar Starz | Ricky Fabulous |
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Barber |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | FBI Agent Killbourne |
| 2007 | Frank | Colin York |
| 2007 | American Pastime | Ed Tully |
| 2007 | September Dawn | John D. Lee |
| 2007 | Fathom | |
| 2006 | Stick It | Brice Graham |
| 2006 | Car Babes | Gary |
| 2006 | The Sasquatch Gang | Chilcutt |
| 2005 | Waterborne | Carlton |
| 2005 | Waterborne | Ritter |
| 2005 | Last Best Chance | Bernard Wheeler |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star | Donald Buckheim |
| 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | Uncle Rico |
| 2003 | The Rundown | Harvey |
| 2003 | Northfork | Arnold |
| 2003 | The Big Empty | Elron |
| 2003 | The Snow Walker | Pierce |
| 2001 | The Pretender 2001 | Broots |
| 2001 | The Pretender: Island of the Haunted | Broots |
| 2001 | Jackpot | Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson |
| 1999 | Twin Falls Idaho | Lawyer Jay Harrison |
| 1997 | Men in Black | Van Driver |
| 1997 | The Maze | Dr. Holmes |
| 1997 | Casualties | Bill Summers |
| 1996 | Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah | Steve |
| 1995 | Get Shorty | Ronnie Wingate |
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead Mother | Rob Sundheimer |
| 1992 | Four Eyes and Six-Guns | |
| 1991 | Fever | Bobby |
| 1990 | The Grifters | Drunk's Friend |
| 1990 | Rainbow Drive | Azzolini |
| 1989 | Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog | Max (as Jonathan Gries) |
| 1989 | Kill Me Again | Alan Swayzie |
| 1988 | Fright Night Part 2 | Louie |
| 1987 | The Monster Squad | Desperate Man |
| 1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Bobby Sweet |
| 1986 | TerrorVision | OD |
| 1986 | Running Scared | Det. Tony Montoya |
| 1985 | Real Genius | Lazlo Hollyfeld |
| 1984 | High School U.S.A. | Leo Bandini |
| 1983 | Joysticks | King Vidiot |
| 1983 | September Gun | Brian Brian |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. | Dirty Curt |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti | Ron |
| 1979 | Swap Meet | Doug |
| 1979 | Sunnyside | Wild Child |
| 1977 | The Chicken Chronicles | Tom |
| 1976 | Helter Skelter | William Garretson |
| 1967 | Will Penny | Horace |
| The Knife Thrower | Lew Schätze | |
| Carolina Caroline |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Devil May Cry | Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) |
| 2025 | Devil May Cry | Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice) |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man. | Denver |
| 2021 | The White Lotus | Greg Hunt |
| 2016 | Dream Corp LLC | Dr. Roberts |
| 2013 | The Bridge | Bob |
| 2012 | Napoleon Dynamite | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Liam Miller |
| 2010 | Nikita | The Engineer |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Magoo |
| 2006 | Psych | Strabinsky |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Martin Creaser |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Jim Warren |
| 2004 | Lost | Roger Linus |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Texas Ranger |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Bill Shepard |
| 2001 | 24 | Joseph Wald |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Broots |
| 1995 | Strange Luck | Henry Bloom |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | ER | Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Salvatore Matola |
| 1993 | Bakersfield P.D. | Ray Coombs |
| 1992 | Martin | Shawn McDermott |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Homeless Man |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Flash McGrath |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Roscoe (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Tattingers | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Shelter Skelter") |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Stone |
| 1979 | 240-Robert | |
| 1977 | Mulligan's Stew | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons |