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Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Acting June 17, 1957 (69 years old) Glendale, California, USA

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.

Movies 96

Taken 7.4

Taken

as Mark Casey

2008
Taken 3 6.3

Taken 3

as Mark Casey

2014
Men in Black 7.2

Men in Black

as Van Driver

1997
Carolina Caroline 6.6

Carolina Caroline

as Hank Daniels

2026
Taken 2 6.4

Taken 2

as Mark Casey

2012
The Rundown 6.4

The Rundown

as Harvey

2003
Napoleon Dynamite 6.8

Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico

2004
Get Shorty 6.5

Get Shorty

as Ronnie Wingate

1995
Fright Night Part 2 6.4

Fright Night Part 2

as Louie

1988
More American Graffiti 5.2

More American Graffiti

as Ron

1979
The Monster Squad 6.7

The Monster Squad

as Desperate Man

1987
Operation Chromite 5.8

Operation Chromite

as Hoyt Vandenberg

2016
Real Genius 6.7

Real Genius

as Lazlo Hollyfeld

1985
The Grifters 6.5

The Grifters

as Drunk's Friend

1990
Running Scared 6.1

Running Scared

as Det. Tony Montoya

1986
Confessions of an Action Star 4.3

Confessions of an Action Star

as Donald Buckheim

2005
The Last Survivors 6.1

The Last Survivors

as Carson

2014
The Astronaut Farmer 6.3

The Astronaut Farmer

as FBI Agent Killbourne

2007
Stick It 6.8

Stick It

as Brice Graham

2006
Crazy on the Outside 5.3

Crazy on the Outside

as Edgar

2010
The Comebacks 4.8

The Comebacks

as Barber

2007
TerrorVision 5.7

TerrorVision

as O.D.

1986
Will Penny 6.7

Will Penny

as Horace

1967
Kill Me Again 6.2

Kill Me Again

as Alan Swayzie

1989
The Snow Walker 7.0

The Snow Walker

as Pierce

2003
The Big Empty 6.1

The Big Empty

as Elron

2003
Wish Upon a Unicorn 6.9

Wish Upon a Unicorn

as Bud

2020
All About the Money 5.3

All About the Money

as Jon Waters

2017
High School U.S.A. 5.5

High School U.S.A.

as Dirty Curt

1983
3 Days with Dad 4.9

3 Days with Dad

as Tim

2019
Casualties 6.8

Casualties

as Bill Summers

1997
Deep in the Heart 5.1

Deep in the Heart

as Dick Wallrath

2012
The Smell of Success 5.6

The Smell of Success

as Early Dunchamp

2011
The Axe Murders of Villisca 4.7

The Axe Murders of Villisca

as Greg

2017
Helter Skelter 6.9

Helter Skelter

as William Garretson

1976
Joysticks 4.5

Joysticks

as King Vidiot

1983
Number One with a Bullet 4.6

Number One with a Bullet

as Bobby Sweet

1987
Faults 6.6

Faults

as Terry

2014
Twin Falls Idaho 6.9

Twin Falls Idaho

as Lawyer Jay Harrison

1999
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp 6.8

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

as Self

2020
Endgame 5.8

Endgame

as Principal Thomas

2015
Northfork 6.0

Northfork

as Arnold

2003
Ed and His Dead Mother 5.5

Ed and His Dead Mother

as Rob Sundheimer

1993
September Dawn 5.3

September Dawn

as John D. Lee

2007
High School U.S.A. 4.2

High School U.S.A.

as Leo Bandini

1984
Skinwalker Ranch 5.3

Skinwalker Ranch

as Hoyt

2013
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted 6.8

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

as Broots

2001
Unicorn City 5.6

Unicorn City

as Shadow Hawk

2012
Noobz 5.7

Noobz

as Greg Lipstein

2013
Only the Good Survive

Only the Good Survive

as Cult Leader

2023
The Sasquatch Gang 5.9

The Sasquatch Gang

as Chilcutt

2006
Elsewhere 5.8

Elsewhere

as Mr. Tod

2009
Bad Turn Worse 5.4

Bad Turn Worse

as Sheriff Shep

2014
Durant's Never Closes 8.0

Durant's Never Closes

as Dizzy Dean

2016
Solvent 4.6

Solvent

as Gunner S. Holbrook

2024
Frank 4.4

Frank

as Colin York

2007
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead 4.5

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

as Tom Sutter

2011
Sunnyside 7.0

Sunnyside

as Wild Child

1979
Rainbow Drive 5.0

Rainbow Drive

as Azzolini

1990
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night 6.9

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

as Himself

2016
Four Eyes and Six-Guns 3.5

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)

1992
Glass Jaw 5.7

Glass Jaw

as Sam Austin

2018
Jackpot 6.7

Jackpot

as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

2001
Last Best Chance 6.0

Last Best Chance

as Bernard Wheeler

2005
Locker 13 5.7

Locker 13

as Archie

2014
The Knife Thrower

The Knife Thrower

as Lew Schätze

Pass the Light 6.2

Pass the Light

as Franklin

2015
Americons 6.0

Americons

as Billy

2015
American Pastime 6.5

American Pastime

as Ed Tully

2007
September Gun 5.5

September Gun

as Brian Brian

1983
Car Babes 5.2

Car Babes

as Gary

2006
Waterborne 5.8

Waterborne

as Ritter

2005
Fever 3.9

Fever

as Bobby

1991
South of Heaven 4.0

South of Heaven

as Hood 1

2008
Bar Starz 3.2

Bar Starz

as Ricky Fabulous

2008
The Pretender 2001 7.2

The Pretender 2001

as Broots

2001
Falsely Accused 6.2

Falsely Accused

as Gus

2016
Natural Selection 6.1

Natural Selection

as Peter

2011
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog 4.7

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

as Max (as Jonathan Gries)

1989
The Chicken Chronicles 3.5

The Chicken Chronicles

as Tom

1977
Good Intentions 5.0

Good Intentions

as Sheriff Ernie

2010
The Maze 7.5

The Maze

as Dr. Holmes

1997
Swap Meet 3.5

Swap Meet

as Doug

1979
Around June 2.5

Around June

as Murry

2008
Eternity: The Movie 2.2

Eternity: The Movie

as Barry Goldfield, Jr.

2014
Tuesday's Flu 10.0

Tuesday's Flu

2025
Bits 2.0

Bits

2024
The Beatnicks 6.2

The Beatnicks

as B Cool

2002
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah 7.0

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

as Steve

1996
Bicentennial Curious

Bicentennial Curious

as Mick Jones

A True Story 6.1

A True Story

as Richard Simpkins

2013
Byron's Theme

Byron's Theme

2013
Fathom

Fathom

2007
Five Time Champion 6.2

Five Time Champion

as Melvin Glee

2012
So Long Jimmy 2.0

So Long Jimmy

as Levi Franklin

2008
Gena

Gena

as Jonah

2017

TV Shows 43

Seinfeld 8.2

Seinfeld

as Homeless Man

1989
Beverly Hills, 90210 7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Dope Dealer

1990
Supernatural 8.3

Supernatural

as Martin Creaser

2005
Hawaii Five-0 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

as Liam Miller

2010
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
24 7.8

24

as Joseph Wald

2001
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as Salvatore Matola

1993
Lost 8.0

Lost

as Roger Linus

2004
Sons of Anarchy 8.4

Sons of Anarchy

as Magoo

2008
ER 7.8

ER

as Marty Nesmith

1994
Psych 7.9

Psych

as Strabinsky

2006
CSI: NY 7.3

CSI: NY

as Jim Warren

2004
Falcon Crest 5.6

Falcon Crest

as Stone

1981
Cold Case 7.7

Cold Case

as Bill Shepard

2003
Chicago Hope 7.2

Chicago Hope

as Jack Kimball

1994
Las Vegas 7.0

Las Vegas

as Greg Walker

2003
The White Lotus 7.6

The White Lotus

as Greg Hunt

2021
Quantum Leap 8.0

Quantum Leap

as Flash McGrath

1989
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as Hotel Desk Clerk

1986
Fallout 8.1

Fallout

as Biff

2024
Martin 7.5

Martin

as Shawn McDermott

1992
Martin 7.5

Martin

as Shawn McDermott /Innkeeper

1992
The Jeffersons 7.3

The Jeffersons

1975
The Pretender 7.4

The Pretender

as Broots

1996
Cagney & Lacey 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

1982
The Twilight Zone 7.7

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Shelter Skelter")

1985
Devil May Cry 8.2

Devil May Cry

as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)

2025
Devil May Cry 8.2

Devil May Cry

as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)

2025
Devil May Cry 8.2

Devil May Cry

as Hopper / Protester (voice)

2025
Devil May Cry 8.2

Devil May Cry

as Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)

2025
Nikita 7.3

Nikita

as The Engineer

2010
Jake and the Fatman 6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987
Tour of Duty 8.1

Tour of Duty

1987
Carnivàle 7.9

Carnivàle

as Texas Ranger

2003
The Bridge 6.6

The Bridge

as Bob

2013
Dream Corp LLC 6.6

Dream Corp LLC

as Dr. Roberts

2016
It's Florida, Man. 5.4

It's Florida, Man.

as Denver

2024
Bakersfield P.D. 7.7

Bakersfield P.D.

as Ray Coombs

1993
240-Robert 7.4

240-Robert

as Brad

1979
Strange Luck 7.8

Strange Luck

as Henry Bloom

1995
Tattingers 6.0

Tattingers

1988
Napoleon Dynamite 5.7

Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico (voice)

2012
Mulligan's Stew 8.0

Mulligan's Stew

1977

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