
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
- 2025 · Devil May Cry as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)
- 2025 · Devil May Cry as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)
- 2021 · The White Lotus as Greg Hunt
- 2020 · Wish Upon a Unicorn as Bud
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Sam Austin
- 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
- 2016 · Durant's Never Closes as Dizzy Dean
- 2014 · Taken 3 as Mark Casey
- 2014 · The Last Survivors as Carson
- 2013 · The Bridge as Bob
- 2012 · Taken 2 as Mark Casey
- 2011 · Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Tom Sutter
- 2011 · The Smell of Success as Early Dunchamp
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Liam Miller
- 2010 · Nikita as The Engineer
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Edgar
- 2008 · South of Heaven as Hood 1
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Magoo
- 2008 · Taken as Mark Casey
- 2007 · Frank as Colin York
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as FBI Agent Killbourne
- 2006 · Psych as Strabinsky
- 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 Greg Walker
- 2003 · Carnivàle as Texas Ranger
- 2003 · The Big Empty as Elron
- 2001 · The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Broots
- 2001 · 24 as Joseph Wald
- 2001 · The Pretender 2001 as Broots
- 1997 · Men in Black as Van Driver
- 1996 · The Pretender as Broots
- 1995 · Get Shorty as Ronnie Wingate
- 1994 · ER as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1993 · The X-Files as Salvatore Matola
- 1992 · Martin as Shawn McDermott
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as
- 1990 · The Grifters as Drunk's Friend
- 1990 · Rainbow Drive as Azzolini
- 1989 · Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Homeless Man
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Flash McGrath
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Roscoe (uncredited)
- 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
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
- 1985 · Real Genius as Lazlo Hollyfeld
- 1983 · September Gun as Brian Brian
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Stone
- 1979 · More American Graffiti as Ron
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1967 · Will Penny as Horace
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Lew Schätze
- 2025 · Carolina Caroline as
- 2024 · It's Florida, Man. as Denver
- 2024 · Solvent as Gunner S. Holbrook
- 2024 · Bits as
- 2023 · Only the Good Survive as Cult Leader
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
- 2019 · 3 Days with Dad as Tim
- 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
- 2015 · Endgame as Principal Thomas
- 2015 · Pass the Light as Franklin
- 2015 · 머니 게임 - 월스트리트 as Billy
- 2014 · Bad Turn Worse as Sheriff Shep
- 2014 · Locker 13 as Archie
- 2014 · Eternity: The Movie as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
- 2014 · Faults as Terry
- 2013 · Skinwalker Ranch as Hoyt
- 2013 · Byron's Theme as
- 2013 · A True Story as Richard Simpkins
- 2013 · Noobz as Greg Lipstein
- 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 · Natural Selection as Peter
- 2010 · Good Intentions as Sheriff Ernie
- 2009 · Elsewhere as Mr. Tod
- 2008 · Around June as Murry
- 2008 · So Long Jimmy as Levi Franklin
- 2008 · Bar Starz as Ricky Fabulous
- 2007 · The Comebacks as Barber
- 2007 · Fathom as
- 2007 · September Dawn as John D. Lee
- 2007 · American Pastime as Ed Tully
- 2006 · Car Babes as Gary
- 2006 · Stick It as Brice Graham
- 2006 · The Sasquatch Gang as Chilcutt
- 2005 · Waterborne as Ritter
- 2005 · Waterborne as Carlton
- 2005 · Last Best Chance as Bernard Wheeler
- 2003 · The Snow Walker as Pierce
- 2003 · Northfork as Arnold
- 2002 · The Beatnicks as B Cool
- 2001 · Jackpot as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
- 1999 · Twin Falls Idaho as Lawyer Jay Harrison
- 1997 · Casualties as Bill Summers
- 1997 · The Maze as Dr. Holmes
- 1996 · Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah as Steve
- 1995 · Strange Luck as Henry Bloom
- 1993 · Bakersfield P.D. as Ray Coombs
- 1993 · Ed and His Dead Mother as Rob Sundheimer
- 1992 · Four Eyes and Six-Guns as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1991 · Fever as Bobby
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Alan Swayzie
- 1988 · Tattingers as
- 1986 · TerrorVision as OD
- 1984 · High School U.S.A. as Leo Bandini
- 1983 · High School U.S.A. as Dirty Curt
- 1983 · Joysticks as King Vidiot
- 1979 · Swap Meet as Doug
- 1979 · 240-Robert as
- 1979 · Sunnyside as Wild Child
- 1977 · Mulligan's Stew as
- 1977 · The Chicken Chronicles as Tom
- 1976 · Helter Skelter as William Garretson
- Future · Tuesday's Flu as