Jon Gries
June 17, 1957 (69 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
- 2026 · Carolina Caroline as Hank Daniels
- 2025 · Devil May Cry as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)
- 2025 · Devil May Cry as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)
- 2025 · Devil May Cry as Hopper / Protester (voice)
- 2025 · Devil May Cry as Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)
- 2024 · It's Florida, Man. as Denver
- 2024 · Solvent as Gunner S. Holbrook
- 2024 · Fallout as Biff
- 2021 · The White Lotus as Greg Hunt
- 2020 · Wish Upon a Unicorn as Bud
- 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 · Dream Corp LLC as Dr. Roberts
- 2016 · Operation Chromite as Hoyt Vandenberg
- 2016 · Falsely Accused as Gus
- 2015 · Endgame as Principal Thomas
- 2015 · Pass the Light as Franklin
- 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 · A True Story as Richard Simpkins
- 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 Uncle Rico (voice)
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Liam Miller
- 2010 · Nikita as The Engineer
- 2010 · Good Intentions as Sheriff Ernie
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Edgar
- 2009 · Elsewhere as Mr. Tod
- 2008 · South of Heaven as Hood 1
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Magoo
- 2008 · Bar Starz as Ricky Fabulous
- 2008 · Taken as Mark Casey
- 2007 · The Comebacks as Barber
- 2007 · September Dawn as John D. Lee
- 2007 · American Pastime as Ed Tully
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as FBI Agent Killbourne
- 2006 · Car Babes as Gary
- 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 Greg Walker
- 2003 · Carnivàle as Texas Ranger
- 2003 · The Snow Walker as Pierce
- 2003 · Northfork as Arnold
- 2003 · The Big Empty as Elron
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · The Beatnicks as B Cool
- 2001 · The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Broots
- 2001 · 24 as Joseph Wald
- 2001 · The Pretender 2001 as Broots
- 1999 · Twin Falls Idaho as Lawyer Jay Harrison
- 1997 · Men in Black as Van Driver
- 1997 · The Maze as Dr. Holmes
- 1996 · The Pretender as Broots
- 1995 · Get Shorty as Ronnie Wingate
- 1995 · Strange Luck as Henry Bloom
- 1994 · ER as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as Jack Kimball
- 1993 · Bakersfield P.D. as Ray Coombs
- 1993 · The X-Files as Salvatore Matola
- 1993 · Ed and His Dead Mother as Rob Sundheimer
- 1992 · Martin as Shawn McDermott
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as Dope Dealer
- 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
- 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
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1986 · Running Scared as Det. Tony Montoya
- 1986 · TerrorVision as O.D.
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
- 1985 · Real Genius as Lazlo Hollyfeld
- 1983 · High School U.S.A. as Dirty Curt
- 1983 · September Gun as Brian Brian
- 1983 · Joysticks as King Vidiot
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Stone
- 1979 · Swap Meet as Doug
- 1979 · 240-Robert as
- 1979 · More American Graffiti as Ron
- 1977 · Mulligan's Stew as
- 1976 · Helter Skelter as William Garretson
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- Future · The Knife Thrower as Lew Schätze
- 2025 · Tuesday's Flu as
- 2024 · Bits as
- 2023 · Only the Good Survive as Cult Leader
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
- 2016 · You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night as Himself
- 2016 · Durant's Never Closes as Dizzy Dean
- 2015 · Americons as Billy
- 2014 · Bad Turn Worse as Sheriff Shep
- 2014 · Eternity: The Movie as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
- 2013 · Byron's Theme as
- 2012 · Five Time Champion as Melvin Glee
- 2012 · Deep in the Heart as Dick Wallrath
- 2011 · Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Tom Sutter
- 2011 · The Smell of Success as Early Dunchamp
- 2011 · Natural Selection as Peter
- 2008 · Around June as Murry
- 2008 · So Long Jimmy as Levi Franklin
- 2007 · Frank as Colin York
- 2007 · Fathom as
- 2005 · Waterborne as Ritter
- 2005 · Last Best Chance as Bernard Wheeler
- 2001 · Jackpot as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
- 1997 · Casualties as Bill Summers
- 1996 · Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah as Steve
- 1994 · Fever as Bobby
- 1992 · Four Eyes and Six-Guns as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1989 · Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1987 · Number One with a Bullet as Bobby Sweet
- 1984 · High School U.S.A. as Leo Bandini
- 1979 · Sunnyside as Wild Child
- 1977 · The Chicken Chronicles as Tom
- 1967 · Will Penny as Horace
- Future · Bicentennial Curious as Mick Jones