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Jon Gries
Acting

Jon Gries

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

17 Jun 1957

Age

69 Years

Born In

Glendale, California, USA

Total Projects

135

Years Active

59 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.2 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Carolina Caroline

movie

Carolina Caroline

2026

Carolina Caroline

Tuesday's Flu

movie

Tuesday's Flu

2025

Tuesday's Flu

Devil May Cry

tv

Devil May Cry

2025

Devil May Cry

as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)

Devil May Cry

tv

Devil May Cry

2025

Devil May Cry

as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)

It's Florida, Man.

tv

It's Florida, Man.

2024

It's Florida, Man.

as Denver

Solvent

movie

Solvent

2024

Solvent

as Gunner S. Holbrook

Fallout

tv

Fallout

2024

Fallout

as Biff

Bits

movie

Bits

2024

Bits

Only the Good Survive

movie

Only the Good Survive

2023

Only the Good Survive

as Cult Leader

The White Lotus

tv

The White Lotus

2021

The White Lotus

as Greg Hunt

Wish Upon a Unicorn

movie

Wish Upon a Unicorn

2020

Wish Upon a Unicorn

as Bud

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

movie

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

as Self

3 Days with Dad

movie

3 Days with Dad

2019

3 Days with Dad

as Tim

Glass Jaw

movie

Glass Jaw

2018

Glass Jaw

as Sam Austin

All About the Money

movie

All About the Money

2017

All About the Money

as Jon Waters

The Axe Murders of Villisca

movie

The Axe Murders of Villisca

2017

The Axe Murders of Villisca

as Greg

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

movie

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

2016

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

as Himself

Dream Corp LLC

tv

Dream Corp LLC

2016

Dream Corp LLC

as Dr. Roberts

Operation Chromite

movie

Operation Chromite

2016

Operation Chromite

as Hoyt Vandenberg

Falsely Accused

movie

Falsely Accused

2016

Falsely Accused

as Gus

Durant's Never Closes

movie

Durant's Never Closes

2016

Durant's Never Closes

as Dizzy Dean

Endgame

movie

Endgame

2015

Endgame

as Principal Thomas

Pass the Light

movie

Pass the Light

2015

Pass the Light

as Franklin

Americons

movie

Americons

2015

Americons

as Billy

Taken 3

movie

Taken 3

2014

Taken 3

as Mark Casey

Bad Turn Worse

movie

Bad Turn Worse

2014

Bad Turn Worse

as Sheriff Shep

The Last Survivors

movie

The Last Survivors

2014

The Last Survivors

as Carson

Locker 13

movie

Locker 13

2014

Locker 13

as Archie

Eternity: The Movie

movie

Eternity: The Movie

2014

Eternity: The Movie

as Barry Goldfield, Jr.

Faults

movie

Faults

2014

Faults

as Terry

Skinwalker Ranch

movie

Skinwalker Ranch

2013

Skinwalker Ranch

as Hoyt

Byron's Theme

movie

Byron's Theme

2013

Byron's Theme

A True Story

movie

A True Story

2013

A True Story

as Richard Simpkins

The Bridge

tv

The Bridge

2013

The Bridge

as Bob

Noobz

movie

Noobz

2013

Noobz

as Greg Lipstein

Taken 2

movie

Taken 2

2012

Taken 2

as Mark Casey

Unicorn City

movie

Unicorn City

2012

Unicorn City

as Shadow Hawk

Five Time Champion

movie

Five Time Champion

2012

Five Time Champion

as Melvin Glee

Napoleon Dynamite

tv

Napoleon Dynamite

2012

Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico

Deep in the Heart

movie

Deep in the Heart

2012

Deep in the Heart

as Dick Wallrath

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

movie

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

2011

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

as Tom Sutter

The Smell of Success

movie

The Smell of Success

2011

The Smell of Success

as Early Dunchamp

Natural Selection

movie

Natural Selection

2011

Natural Selection

as Peter

Hawaii Five-0

tv

Hawaii Five-0

2010

Hawaii Five-0

as Liam Miller

Nikita

tv

Nikita

2010

Nikita

as The Engineer

Good Intentions

movie

Good Intentions

2010

Good Intentions

as Sheriff Ernie

Crazy on the Outside

movie

Crazy on the Outside

2010

Crazy on the Outside

as Edgar

Elsewhere

movie

Elsewhere

2009

Elsewhere

as Mr. Tod

Around June

movie

Around June

2008

Around June

as Murry

So Long Jimmy

movie

So Long Jimmy

2008

So Long Jimmy

as Levi Franklin

South of Heaven

movie

South of Heaven

2008

South of Heaven

as Hood 1

Sons of Anarchy

tv

Sons of Anarchy

2008

Sons of Anarchy

as Magoo

Bar Starz

movie

Bar Starz

2008

Bar Starz

as Ricky Fabulous

Taken

movie

Taken

2008

Taken

as Mark Casey

Frank

movie

Frank

2007

Frank

as Colin York

The Comebacks

movie

The Comebacks

2007

The Comebacks

as Barber

CineRaya

movie

Fathom

2007

Fathom

September Dawn

movie

September Dawn

2007

September Dawn

as John D. Lee

American Pastime

movie

American Pastime

2007

American Pastime

as Ed Tully

The Astronaut Farmer

movie

The Astronaut Farmer

2007

The Astronaut Farmer

as FBI Agent Killbourne

Car Babes

movie

Car Babes

2006

Car Babes

as Gary

Psych

tv

Psych

2006

Psych

as Strabinsky

Stick It

movie

Stick It

2006

Stick It

as Brice Graham

The Sasquatch Gang

movie

The Sasquatch Gang

2006

The Sasquatch Gang

as Chilcutt

Supernatural

tv

Supernatural

2005

Supernatural

as Martin Creaser

Waterborne

movie

Waterborne

2005

Waterborne

as Ritter

Confessions of an Action Star

movie

Confessions of an Action Star

2005

Confessions of an Action Star

as Donald Buckheim

Last Best Chance

movie

Last Best Chance

2005

Last Best Chance

as Bernard Wheeler

CSI: NY

tv

CSI: NY

2004

CSI: NY

as Jim Warren

Lost

tv

Lost

2004

Lost

as Roger Linus

Napoleon Dynamite

movie

Napoleon Dynamite

2004

Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico

Cold Case

tv

Cold Case

2003

Cold Case

as Bill Shepard

The Rundown

movie

The Rundown

2003

The Rundown

as Harvey

Las Vegas

tv

Las Vegas

2003

Las Vegas

as Greg Walker

Carnivàle

tv

Carnivàle

2003

Carnivàle

as Texas Ranger

The Snow Walker

movie

The Snow Walker

2003

The Snow Walker

as Pierce

Northfork

movie

Northfork

2003

Northfork

as Arnold

The Big Empty

movie

The Big Empty

2003

The Big Empty

as Elron

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

tv

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

The Beatnicks

movie

The Beatnicks

2002

The Beatnicks

as B Cool

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

movie

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

2001

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

as Broots

24

tv

24

2001

24

as Joseph Wald

Jackpot

movie

Jackpot

2001

Jackpot

as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

The Pretender 2001

movie

The Pretender 2001

2001

The Pretender 2001

as Broots

Twin Falls Idaho

movie

Twin Falls Idaho

1999

Twin Falls Idaho

as Lawyer Jay Harrison

Men in Black

movie

Men in Black

1997

Men in Black

as Van Driver

Casualties

movie

Casualties

1997

Casualties

as Bill Summers

The Maze

movie

The Maze

1997

The Maze

as Dr. Holmes

The Pretender

tv

The Pretender

1996

The Pretender

as Broots

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

movie

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

1996

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

as Steve

Get Shorty

movie

Get Shorty

1995

Get Shorty

as Ronnie Wingate

Strange Luck

tv

Strange Luck

1995

Strange Luck

as Henry Bloom

ER

tv

ER

1994

ER

as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith

Chicago Hope

tv

Chicago Hope

1994

Chicago Hope

as Jack Kimball

Bakersfield P.D.

tv

Bakersfield P.D.

1993

Bakersfield P.D.

as Ray Coombs

The X-Files

tv

The X-Files

1993

The X-Files

as Salvatore Matola

Ed and His Dead Mother

movie

Ed and His Dead Mother

1993

Ed and His Dead Mother

as Rob Sundheimer

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

movie

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)

Martin

tv

Martin

1992

Martin

as Shawn McDermott

Fever

movie

Fever

1991

Fever

as Bobby

Beverly Hills, 90210

tv

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Dope Dealer

The Grifters

movie

The Grifters

1990

The Grifters

as Drunk's Friend

Rainbow Drive

movie

Rainbow Drive

1990

Rainbow Drive

as Azzolini

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

movie

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

1989

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

as Max (as Jonathan Gries)

Kill Me Again

movie

Kill Me Again

1989

Kill Me Again

as Alan Swayzie

Seinfeld

tv

Seinfeld

1989

Seinfeld

as Homeless Man

Quantum Leap

tv

Quantum Leap

1989

Quantum Leap

as Flash McGrath

CineRaya

tv

Tattingers

1988

Tattingers

Fright Night Part 2

movie

Fright Night Part 2

1988

Fright Night Part 2

as Louie

Jake and the Fatman

tv

Jake and the Fatman

1987

Jake and the Fatman

Tour of Duty

tv

Tour of Duty

1987

Tour of Duty

The Monster Squad

movie

The Monster Squad

1987

The Monster Squad

as Desperate Man

Number One with a Bullet

movie

Number One with a Bullet

1987

Number One with a Bullet

as Bobby Sweet

L.A. Law

tv

L.A. Law

1986

L.A. Law

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Running Scared

movie

Running Scared

1986

Running Scared

as Det. Tony Montoya

TerrorVision

movie

TerrorVision

1986

TerrorVision

as O.D.

The Twilight Zone

tv

The Twilight Zone

1985

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Shelter Skelter")

Real Genius

movie

Real Genius

1985

Real Genius

as Lazlo Hollyfeld

High School U.S.A.

movie

High School U.S.A.

1984

High School U.S.A.

as Leo Bandini

High School U.S.A.

movie

High School U.S.A.

1983

High School U.S.A.

as Dirty Curt

September Gun

movie

September Gun

1983

September Gun

as Brian Brian

Joysticks

movie

Joysticks

1983

Joysticks

as King Vidiot

Cagney & Lacey

tv

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Cagney & Lacey

Falcon Crest

tv

Falcon Crest

1981

Falcon Crest

as Stone

Swap Meet

movie

Swap Meet

1979

Swap Meet

as Doug

240-Robert

tv

240-Robert

1979

240-Robert

More American Graffiti

movie

More American Graffiti

1979

More American Graffiti

as Ron

Sunnyside

movie

Sunnyside

1979

Sunnyside

as Wild Child

CineRaya

tv

Mulligan's Stew

1977

Mulligan's Stew

The Chicken Chronicles

movie

The Chicken Chronicles

1977

The Chicken Chronicles

as Tom

Helter Skelter

movie

Helter Skelter

1976

Helter Skelter

as William Garretson

The Jeffersons

tv

The Jeffersons

1975

The Jeffersons

Will Penny

movie

Will Penny

1967

Will Penny

as Horace

The Knife Thrower

movie

The Knife Thrower

TBA

The Knife Thrower

as Lew Schätze

CineRaya

movie

Bicentennial Curious

TBA

Bicentennial Curious

as Mick Jones

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