7.7Acting
Jon Gries
- Born
- 1957-06-17
- Birthplace
- Glendale, California, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
135 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Carolina Caroline
2026 · Movie
Hank Daniels
Devil May Cry
2025 · TV Show
Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) · Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice) · Hopper / Protester (voice) · Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)
Tuesday's Flu
2025 · Movie
Cast
Bits
2024 · Movie
Cast
Fallout
2024 · TV Show
Biff
It's Florida, Man.
2024 · TV Show
Denver
Solvent
2024 · Movie
Gunner S. Holbrook
Only the Good Survive
2023 · Movie
Cult Leader
The White Lotus
2021 · TV Show
Greg Hunt
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020 · Movie
Self
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020 · Movie
Bud
3 Days with Dad
2019 · Movie
Tim
Glass Jaw
2018 · Movie
Sam Austin
All About the Money
2017 · Movie
Jon Waters
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017 · Movie
Greg
Dream Corp LLC
2016 · TV Show
Dr. Roberts
Durant's Never Closes
2016 · Movie
Dizzy Dean
Falsely Accused
2016 · Movie
Gus
Operation Chromite
2016 · Movie
Hoyt Vandenberg
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016 · Movie
Himself
Americons
2015 · Movie
Billy
Endgame
2015 · Movie
Principal Thomas
Pass the Light
2015 · Movie
Franklin
Bad Turn Worse
2014 · Movie
Sheriff Shep
Eternity: The Movie
2014 · Movie
Barry Goldfield, Jr.
Faults
2014 · Movie
Terry
Locker 13
2014 · Movie
Archie
Taken 3
2014 · Movie
Mark Casey
The Last Survivors
2014 · Movie
Carson
A True Story
2013 · Movie
Richard Simpkins
Byron's Theme
2013 · Movie
Cast
Noobz
2013 · Movie
Greg Lipstein
Skinwalker Ranch
2013 · Movie
Hoyt
The Bridge
2013 · TV Show
Bob
Deep in the Heart
2012 · Movie
Dick Wallrath
Five Time Champion
2012 · Movie
Melvin Glee
Napoleon Dynamite
2012 · TV Show
Uncle Rico (voice)
Taken 2
2012 · Movie
Mark Casey
Unicorn City
2012 · Movie
Shadow Hawk
Natural Selection
2011 · Movie
Peter
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011 · Movie
Tom Sutter
The Smell of Success
2011 · Movie
Early Dunchamp
Crazy on the Outside
2010 · Movie
Edgar
Good Intentions
2010 · Movie
Sheriff Ernie
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV Show
Liam Miller
Nikita
2010 · TV Show
The Engineer
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010 · Movie
Director
Elsewhere
2009 · Movie
Mr. Tod
Around June
2008 · Movie
Murry
Bar Starz
2008 · Movie
Ricky Fabulous
So Long Jimmy
2008 · Movie
Levi Franklin
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · TV Show
Magoo
South of Heaven
2008 · Movie
Hood 1
Taken
2008 · Movie
Mark Casey
American Pastime
2007 · Movie
Ed Tully
Fathom
2007 · Movie
Cast
Frank
2007 · Movie
Colin York
September Dawn
2007 · Movie
John D. Lee
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 · Movie
FBI Agent Killbourne
The Comebacks
2007 · Movie
Barber
Car Babes
2006 · Movie
Gary
Psych
2006 · TV Show
Strabinsky
Stick It
2006 · Movie
Brice Graham
The Sasquatch Gang
2006 · Movie
Chilcutt
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 · Movie
Donald Buckheim
Last Best Chance
2005 · Movie
Bernard Wheeler
Supernatural
2005 · TV Show
Martin Creaser
Waterborne
2005 · Movie
Ritter
CSI: NY
2004 · TV Show
Jim Warren
Lost
2004 · TV Show
Roger Linus
Napoleon Dynamite
2004 · Movie
Uncle Rico
Carnivàle
2003 · TV Show
Texas Ranger
Cold Case
2003 · TV Show
Bill Shepard
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Las Vegas
2003 · TV Show
Greg Walker
Northfork
2003 · Movie
Arnold
The Big Empty
2003 · Movie
Elron
The Rundown
2003 · Movie
Harvey
The Snow Walker
2003 · Movie
Pierce
The Beatnicks
2002 · Movie
B Cool
24
2001 · TV Show
Joseph Wald
Jackpot
2001 · Movie
Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
The Pretender 2001
2001 · Movie
Broots
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001 · Movie
Broots
Twin Falls Idaho
1999 · Movie
Lawyer Jay Harrison · Associate Producer
Casualties
1997 · Movie
Bill Summers
Men in Black
1997 · Movie
Van Driver
The Maze
1997 · Movie
Dr. Holmes
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996 · Movie
Steve
The Pretender
1996 · TV Show
Broots · Director
Get Shorty
1995 · Movie
Ronnie Wingate
Strange Luck
1995 · TV Show
Henry Bloom
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
Jack Kimball
ER
1994 · TV Show
Marty Nesmith
Bakersfield P.D.
1993 · TV Show
Ray Coombs
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993 · Movie
Rob Sundheimer
The X-Files
1993 · TV Show
Salvatore Matola
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992 · Movie
Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
Martin
1992 · TV Show
Shawn McDermott · Shawn McDermott /Innkeeper
Fever
1991 · Movie
Bobby
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · TV Show
Dope Dealer
Rainbow Drive
1990 · Movie
Azzolini
The Grifters
1990 · Movie
Drunk's Friend
Kill Me Again
1989 · Movie
Alan Swayzie
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989 · Movie
Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Quantum Leap
1989 · TV Show
Flash McGrath
Seinfeld
1989 · TV Show
Homeless Man
Fright Night Part 2
1988 · Movie
Louie
Tattingers
1988 · TV Show
Cast
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · TV Show
Cast
Number One with a Bullet
1987 · Movie
Bobby Sweet
The Monster Squad
1987 · Movie
Desperate Man
Tour of Duty
1987 · TV Show
Cast
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
Hotel Desk Clerk
Running Scared
1986 · Movie
Det. Tony Montoya
TerrorVision
1986 · Movie
O.D.
Real Genius
1985 · Movie
Lazlo Hollyfeld
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
(segment "Shelter Skelter")
High School U.S.A.
1984 · Movie
Leo Bandini
High School U.S.A.
1983 · Movie
Dirty Curt
Joysticks
1983 · Movie
King Vidiot
September Gun
1983 · Movie
Brian Brian
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · TV Show
Cast
Falcon Crest
1981 · TV Show
Stone
240-Robert
1979 · TV Show
Brad
More American Graffiti
1979 · Movie
Ron
Sunnyside
1979 · Movie
Wild Child
Swap Meet
1979 · Movie
Doug
Mulligan's Stew
1977 · TV Show
Cast
The Chicken Chronicles
1977 · Movie
Tom
Helter Skelter
1976 · Movie
William Garretson
The Jeffersons
1975 · TV Show
Cast
Will Penny
1967 · Movie
Horace
Bicentennial Curious
Date unknown · Movie
Mick Jones
The Knife Thrower
Date unknown · Movie
Lew Schätze