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
- 2026 · Carolina Caroline as
- 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
- 2017 · The Axe Murders of Villisca as Greg
- 2015 · Endgame as Principal Thomas
- 2015 · Pass the Light as Franklin
- 2015 · Americons as Billy
- 2014 · Bad Turn Worse as Sheriff Shep
- 2013 · Skinwalker Ranch as Hoyt
- 2011 · The Smell of Success as Early Dunchamp
- 2010 · Good Intentions as Sheriff Ernie
- 2008 · South of Heaven as Hood 1
- 2008 · Bar Starz as Ricky Fabulous
- 2007 · September Dawn as John D. Lee
- 2007 · American Pastime as Ed Tully
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as FBI Agent Killbourne
- 2006 · The Sasquatch Gang as Chilcutt
- 2005 · Waterborne as Ritter
- 2005 · Confessions of an Action Star as Donald Buckheim
- 2005 · Last Best Chance as Bernard Wheeler
- 2001 · The Pretender 2001 as Broots
- 1999 · Twin Falls Idaho as Lawyer Jay Harrison
- 1993 · Ed and His Dead Mother as Rob Sundheimer
- 1990 · Rainbow Drive as Azzolini
- 1989 · Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1987 · Number One with a Bullet as Bobby Sweet
- 1983 · High School U.S.A. as Dirty Curt
- 1983 · Joysticks as King Vidiot
- 1979 · Swap Meet as Doug
- 1976 · Helter Skelter as William Garretson
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Lew Schätze
- 2025 · Tuesday's Flu 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
- 2024 · Fallout as Biff
- 2024 · Bits as
- 2023 · Only the Good Survive as Cult Leader
- 2021 · The White Lotus as Greg Hunt
- 2017 · All About the Money as Jon Waters
- 2016 · You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night as Himself
- 2016 · Dream Corp LLC as Dr. Roberts
- 2016 · Operation Chromite as Hoyt Vandenberg
- 2016 · Falsely Accused as Gus
- 2016 · Durant's Never Closes as Dizzy Dean
- 2014 · Taken 3 as Mark Casey
- 2014 · The Last Survivors as Carson
- 2014 · Locker 13 as Archie
- 2014 · Eternity: The Movie as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
- 2014 · Faults as Terry
- 2013 · Byron's Theme as
- 2013 · A True Story as Richard Simpkins
- 2013 · The Bridge as Bob
- 2013 · Noobz as Greg Lipstein
- 2012 · Taken 2 as Mark Casey
- 2012 · Unicorn City as Shadow Hawk
- 2012 · Five Time Champion as Melvin Glee
- 2012 · Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico
- 2012 · Deep in the Heart as Dick Wallrath
- 2011 · Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Tom Sutter
- 2011 · Natural Selection as Peter
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Liam Miller
- 2010 · Nikita as The Engineer
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Edgar
- 2009 · Elsewhere as Mr. Tod
- 2008 · Around June as Murry
- 2008 · So Long Jimmy as Levi Franklin
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Magoo
- 2008 · Taken as Mark Casey
- 2007 · Frank as Colin York
- 2007 · The Comebacks as Barber
- 2007 · Fathom as
- 2006 · Car Babes as Gary
- 2006 · Psych as Strabinsky
- 2006 · Stick It as Brice Graham
- 2005 · Supernatural as Martin Creaser
- 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 Snow Walker as Pierce
- 2003 · Northfork as Arnold
- 2003 · The Big Empty as Elron
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · The Beatnicks as B Cool
- 2001 · The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Broots
- 2001 · 24 as Joseph Wald
- 2001 · Jackpot as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
- 1997 · Men in Black as Van Driver
- 1997 · Casualties as Bill Summers
- 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 Jack Kimball
- 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 Dope Dealer
- 1990 · The Grifters as Drunk's Friend
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Alan Swayzie
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Homeless Man
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Flash McGrath
- 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
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1986 · Running Scared as Det. Tony Montoya
- 1986 · TerrorVision as OD
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
- 1985 · Real Genius as Lazlo Hollyfeld
- 1984 · High School U.S.A. as Leo Bandini
- 1983 · September Gun as Brian Brian
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Stone
- 1979 · 240-Robert as
- 1979 · More American Graffiti as Ron
- 1979 · Sunnyside as Wild Child
- 1977 · Mulligan's Stew as
- 1977 · The Chicken Chronicles as Tom
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1967 · Will Penny as Horace
- Future · Bicentennial Curious as Mick Jones