

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...
Known For
Filmography

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Carolina Caroline
Carolina Caroline

movie
Tuesday's Flu
Tuesday's Flu

tv
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry
as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)

tv
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry
as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)

tv
It's Florida, Man.
It's Florida, Man.
as Denver

movie
Solvent
Solvent
as Gunner S. Holbrook

tv
Fallout
Fallout
as Biff

movie
Bits
Bits

movie
Only the Good Survive
Only the Good Survive
as Cult Leader

tv
The White Lotus
The White Lotus
as Greg Hunt

movie
Wish Upon a Unicorn
Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Bud

movie
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self

movie
3 Days with Dad
3 Days with Dad
as Tim

movie
Glass Jaw
Glass Jaw
as Sam Austin

movie
All About the Money
All About the Money
as Jon Waters

movie
The Axe Murders of Villisca
The Axe Murders of Villisca
as Greg

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

tv
Dream Corp LLC
Dream Corp LLC
as Dr. Roberts

movie
Operation Chromite
Operation Chromite
as Hoyt Vandenberg

movie
Falsely Accused
Falsely Accused
as Gus

movie
Durant's Never Closes
Durant's Never Closes
as Dizzy Dean

movie
Endgame
Endgame
as Principal Thomas

movie
Pass the Light
Pass the Light
as Franklin

movie
Americons
Americons
as Billy

movie
Taken 3
Taken 3
as Mark Casey

movie
Bad Turn Worse
Bad Turn Worse
as Sheriff Shep

movie
The Last Survivors
The Last Survivors
as Carson

movie
Locker 13
Locker 13
as Archie

movie
Eternity: The Movie
Eternity: The Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.

movie
Faults
Faults
as Terry

movie
Skinwalker Ranch
Skinwalker Ranch
as Hoyt

movie
Byron's Theme
Byron's Theme

movie
A True Story
A True Story
as Richard Simpkins

tv
The Bridge
The Bridge
as Bob

movie
Noobz
Noobz
as Greg Lipstein

movie
Taken 2
Taken 2
as Mark Casey

movie
Unicorn City
Unicorn City
as Shadow Hawk

movie
Five Time Champion
Five Time Champion
as Melvin Glee

tv
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico

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Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart
as Dick Wallrath

movie
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Tom Sutter

movie
The Smell of Success
The Smell of Success
as Early Dunchamp

movie
Natural Selection
Natural Selection
as Peter

tv
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
as Liam Miller

tv
Nikita
Nikita
as The Engineer

movie
Good Intentions
Good Intentions
as Sheriff Ernie

movie
Crazy on the Outside
Crazy on the Outside
as Edgar

movie
Elsewhere
Elsewhere
as Mr. Tod

movie
Around June
Around June
as Murry

movie
So Long Jimmy
So Long Jimmy
as Levi Franklin

movie
South of Heaven
South of Heaven
as Hood 1

tv
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
as Magoo

movie
Bar Starz
Bar Starz
as Ricky Fabulous

movie
Taken
Taken
as Mark Casey

movie
Frank
Frank
as Colin York

movie
The Comebacks
The Comebacks
as Barber

movie
Fathom
Fathom

movie
September Dawn
September Dawn
as John D. Lee

movie
American Pastime
American Pastime
as Ed Tully

movie
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer
as FBI Agent Killbourne

movie
Car Babes
Car Babes
as Gary

tv
Psych
Psych
as Strabinsky

movie
Stick It
Stick It
as Brice Graham

movie
The Sasquatch Gang
The Sasquatch Gang
as Chilcutt

tv
Supernatural
Supernatural
as Martin Creaser

movie
Waterborne
Waterborne
as Ritter

movie
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star
as Donald Buckheim

movie
Last Best Chance
Last Best Chance
as Bernard Wheeler

tv
CSI: NY
CSI: NY
as Jim Warren

tv
Lost
Lost
as Roger Linus

movie
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico

tv
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Bill Shepard

movie
The Rundown
The Rundown
as Harvey

tv
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
as Greg Walker

tv
Carnivàle
Carnivàle
as Texas Ranger

movie
The Snow Walker
The Snow Walker
as Pierce

movie
Northfork
Northfork
as Arnold

movie
The Big Empty
The Big Empty
as Elron

tv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest

movie
The Beatnicks
The Beatnicks
as B Cool

movie
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Broots

tv
24
24
as Joseph Wald

movie
Jackpot
Jackpot
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

movie
The Pretender 2001
The Pretender 2001
as Broots

movie
Twin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho
as Lawyer Jay Harrison

movie
Men in Black
Men in Black
as Van Driver

movie
Casualties
Casualties
as Bill Summers

movie
The Maze
The Maze
as Dr. Holmes

tv
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Broots

movie
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
as Steve

movie
Get Shorty
Get Shorty
as Ronnie Wingate

tv
Strange Luck
Strange Luck
as Henry Bloom

tv
ER
ER
as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith

tv
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
as Jack Kimball

tv
Bakersfield P.D.
Bakersfield P.D.
as Ray Coombs

tv
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Salvatore Matola

movie
Ed and His Dead Mother
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rob Sundheimer

movie
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)

tv
Martin
Martin
as Shawn McDermott

movie
Fever
Fever
as Bobby

tv
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Dope Dealer

movie
The Grifters
The Grifters
as Drunk's Friend

movie
Rainbow Drive
Rainbow Drive
as Azzolini

movie
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)

movie
Kill Me Again
Kill Me Again
as Alan Swayzie

tv
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
as Homeless Man

tv
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
as Flash McGrath

tv
Tattingers
Tattingers

movie
Fright Night Part 2
Fright Night Part 2
as Louie

tv
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman

tv
Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty

movie
The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad
as Desperate Man

movie
Number One with a Bullet
Number One with a Bullet
as Bobby Sweet

tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Hotel Desk Clerk

movie
Running Scared
Running Scared
as Det. Tony Montoya

movie
TerrorVision
TerrorVision
as O.D.

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")

movie
Real Genius
Real Genius
as Lazlo Hollyfeld

movie
High School U.S.A.
High School U.S.A.
as Leo Bandini

movie
High School U.S.A.
High School U.S.A.
as Dirty Curt

movie
September Gun
September Gun
as Brian Brian

movie
Joysticks
Joysticks
as King Vidiot

tv
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey

tv
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Stone

movie
Swap Meet
Swap Meet
as Doug

tv
240-Robert
240-Robert

movie
More American Graffiti
More American Graffiti
as Ron

movie
Sunnyside
Sunnyside
as Wild Child

tv
Mulligan's Stew
Mulligan's Stew

movie
The Chicken Chronicles
The Chicken Chronicles
as Tom

movie
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
as William Garretson

tv
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons

movie
Will Penny
Will Penny
as Horace

movie
The Knife Thrower
The Knife Thrower
as Lew Schätze

movie
Bicentennial Curious
Bicentennial Curious
as Mick Jones