
Jon Gries
June 17, 1957 (67 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
- 2024 · It's Florida, Man. as Denver
- 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
- 2017 · All About the Money as Jon Waters
- 2017 · The Axe Murders of Villisca as Greg
- 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 · Operation Chromite as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg
- 2016 · Falsely Accused as Gus
- 2015 · Endgame as Principal Thomas
- 2015 · Pass the Light as Franklin
- 2015 · Americons as Billy
- 2014 · Taken 3 as Mark Casey
- 2014 · The Last Survivors as Carson
- 2014 · Locker 13 as Archie
- 2014 · Faults as Terry
- 2013 · Skinwalker Ranch as Hoyt
- 2013 · The Bridge as Bob
- 2013 · Noobz as Greg Lipstein
- 2012 · Taken 2 as Mark Casey
- 2012 · Unicorn City as Shadow Hawk
- 2012 · Napoleon Dynamite as
- 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 · Crazy on the Outside as Edgar
- 2009 · Elsewhere as Mr. Tod
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Magoo
- 2008 · Taken as Mark Casey
- 2007 · The Comebacks as Barber
- 2007 · American Pastime as Ed Tully
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as FBI Agent Killbourne
- 2006 · Psych as Strabinsky
- 2006 · Stick It as Brice Graham
- 2006 · The Sasquatch Gang as Chilcutt
- 2005 · Supernatural as Martin Creaser
- 2005 · Confessions of an Action Star as Donald Buckheim
- 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
- 2003 · Carnivàle as Texas Ranger
- 2003 · The Snow Walker as Pierce
- 2003 · Northfork as Arnold
- 2003 · The Big Empty as Elron
- 2001 · The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Broots
- 2001 · 24 as Joseph Wald
- 1999 · Twin Falls Idaho as Lawyer Jay Harrison
- 1997 · Men in Black as Van Driver
- 1997 · Casualties as Bill Summers
- 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
- 1993 · Ed and His Dead Mother as Rob Sundheimer
- 1992 · Four Eyes and Six-Guns as
- 1992 · Martin as Shawn McDermott
- 1991 · Fever as Bobby
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as
- 1990 · The Grifters as Drunk's Friend
- 1990 · Rainbow Drive as Azzolini
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Alan Swayzie
- 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
- 1986 · TerrorVision as OD
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
- 1985 · Real Genius as Lazlo Hollyfeld
- 1983 · High School U.S.A. as Dirty Curt
- 1983 · Joysticks as King Vidiot
- 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
- 1976 · Helter Skelter as William Garretson
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- Future · Carolina Caroline as
- 2024 · Solvent as Gunner S. Holbrook
- 2024 · Bits as
- 2024 · Bits as
- 2023 · Only the Good Survive as Cult Leader
- 2016 · Durant's Never Closes as Dizzy Dean
- 2014 · Bad Turn Worse as Sheriff Shep
- 2014 · Eternity: The Movie as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
- 2013 · Byron's Theme as
- 2013 · A True Story as Richard Simpkins
- 2012 · Five Time Champion as Melvin Glee
- 2012 · Deep in the Heart as Dick Wallrath
- 2011 · Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Tom Sutter
- 2010 · Good Intentions as Sheriff Ernie
- 2008 · Around June as Murry
- 2008 · South of Heaven as Hood 1
- 2008 · Bar Starz as Ricky Fabulous
- 2007 · Frank as Colin York
- 2007 · Fathom as
- 2007 · September Dawn as John D. Lee
- 2006 · Car Babes as Gary
- 2005 · Waterborne as Ritter
- 2005 · Waterborne as Carlton
- 2005 · Last Best Chance as Bernard Wheeler
- 2001 · Jackpot as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
- 2001 · The Pretender 2001 as Broots
- 1997 · The Maze as Dr. Holmes
- 1989 · Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1984 · High School U.S.A. as Leo Bandini
- 1983 · September Gun as Brian Brian
- 1979 · Swap Meet as Doug
- 1977 · The Chicken Chronicles as Tom
- 1967 · Will Penny as Horace
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Lew Schätze