Jon Gries
June 17, 1957 (68 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Carolina Caroline as
- 2025 · Devil May Cry as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)
- 2025 · Devil May Cry as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)
- 2024 · It's Florida, Man. as Denver
- 2024 · Solvent as Gunner S. Holbrook
- 2017 · All About the Money as Jon Waters
- 2017 · The Axe Murders of Villisca as Greg
- 2016 · Operation Chromite as Hoyt Vandenberg
- 2016 · Operation Chromite as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg
- 2016 · Falsely Accused as Gus
- 2015 · 머니 게임 - 월스트리트 as Billy
- 2014 · Locker 13 as Archie
- 2014 · Eternity: The Movie as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
- 2014 · Faults as Terry
- 2013 · Skinwalker Ranch as Hoyt
- 2013 · Noobz as Greg Lipstein
- 2012 · Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico
- 2012 · Deep in the Heart as Dick Wallrath
- 2009 · Elsewhere as Mr. Tod
- 2008 · Around June as Murry
- 2008 · Bar Starz as Ricky Fabulous
- 2007 · American Pastime as Ed Tully
- 2006 · The Sasquatch Gang as Chilcutt
- 2003 · The Snow Walker as Pierce
- 2003 · Northfork as Arnold
- 2002 · The Beatnicks as B Cool
- 2001 · Jackpot as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
- 1999 · Twin Falls Idaho as Lawyer Jay Harrison
- 1997 · Casualties as Bill Summers
- 1993 · Ed and His Dead Mother as Rob Sundheimer
- 1990 · Rainbow Drive as Azzolini
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Alan Swayzie
- 1986 · TerrorVision as OD
- 1985 · Real Genius as Lazlo Hollyfeld
- 1979 · Sunnyside as Wild Child
- 1967 · Will Penny as Horace
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Lew Schätze
- 2024 · Bits as
- 2023 · Only the Good Survive as Cult Leader
- 2021 · The White Lotus as Greg Hunt
- 2020 · Wish Upon a Unicorn as Bud
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
- 2019 · 3 Days with Dad as Tim
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Sam Austin
- 2016 · You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night as Himself
- 2016 · Dream Corp LLC as Dr. Roberts
- 2016 · Durant's Never Closes as Dizzy Dean
- 2015 · Endgame as Principal Thomas
- 2015 · Pass the Light as Franklin
- 2014 · Taken 3 as Mark Casey
- 2014 · Bad Turn Worse as Sheriff Shep
- 2014 · The Last Survivors as Carson
- 2013 · Byron's Theme as
- 2013 · A True Story as Richard Simpkins
- 2013 · The Bridge as Bob
- 2012 · Taken 2 as Mark Casey
- 2012 · Unicorn City as Shadow Hawk
- 2012 · Five Time Champion as Melvin Glee
- 2011 · Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Tom Sutter
- 2011 · The Smell of Success as Early Dunchamp
- 2011 · Natural Selection as Peter
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Liam Miller
- 2010 · Nikita as The Engineer
- 2010 · Good Intentions as Sheriff Ernie
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Edgar
- 2008 · So Long Jimmy as Levi Franklin
- 2008 · South of Heaven as Hood 1
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Magoo
- 2008 · Taken as Mark Casey
- 2007 · Frank as Colin York
- 2007 · The Comebacks as Barber
- 2007 · Fathom as
- 2007 · September Dawn as John D. Lee
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as FBI Agent Killbourne
- 2006 · Car Babes as Gary
- 2006 · Psych as Strabinsky
- 2006 · Stick It as Brice Graham
- 2005 · Supernatural as Martin Creaser
- 2005 · Waterborne as Ritter
- 2005 · Waterborne as Carlton
- 2005 · Confessions of an Action Star as Donald Buckheim
- 2005 · Last Best Chance as Bernard Wheeler
- 2004 · Lost as Roger Linus
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Jim Warren
- 2004 · Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico
- 2003 · Cold Case as Bill Shepard
- 2003 · The Rundown as Harvey
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Greg Walker
- 2003 · Carnivàle as Texas Ranger
- 2003 · The Big Empty as Elron
- 2001 · The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Broots
- 2001 · 24 as Joseph Wald
- 2001 · The Pretender 2001 as Broots
- 1997 · Men in Black as Van Driver
- 1997 · The Maze as Dr. Holmes
- 1996 · The Pretender as Broots
- 1996 · Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah as Steve
- 1995 · Get Shorty as Ronnie Wingate
- 1995 · Strange Luck as Henry Bloom
- 1994 · ER as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1993 · Bakersfield P.D. as Ray Coombs
- 1993 · The X-Files as Salvatore Matola
- 1992 · Four Eyes and Six-Guns as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1992 · Martin as Shawn McDermott
- 1991 · Fever as Bobby
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as
- 1990 · The Grifters as Drunk's Friend
- 1989 · Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Homeless Man
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Flash McGrath
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Roscoe (uncredited)
- 1988 · Tattingers as
- 1988 · Fright Night Part 2 as Louie
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1987 · Tour of Duty as
- 1987 · The Monster Squad as Desperate Man
- 1987 · Number One with a Bullet as Bobby Sweet
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1986 · Running Scared as Det. Tony Montoya
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
- 1984 · High School U.S.A. as Leo Bandini
- 1983 · High School U.S.A. as Dirty Curt
- 1983 · September Gun as Brian Brian
- 1983 · Joysticks as King Vidiot
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Stone
- 1979 · Swap Meet as Doug
- 1979 · 240-Robert as
- 1979 · More American Graffiti as Ron
- 1977 · Mulligan's Stew as
- 1976 · Helter Skelter as William Garretson
- Future · Tuesday's Flu as
- 1977 · The Chicken Chronicles as Tom
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as