Jon Gries
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1957 (age 69)
- 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
The Knife Thrower
Movie · as Lew Schätze
Bicentennial Curious
Movie · as Mick Jones
Carolina Caroline
Movie · as Hank Daniels
Tuesday's Flu
Movie
Devil May Cry
TV · as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice), Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice), Hopper / Protester (voice), Hopper / Demon 1 (voice) · 1 ep
Bits
Movie
Solvent
Movie · as Gunner S. Holbrook
It's Florida, Man.
TV · as Denver · 1 ep
Fallout
TV · as Biff · 4 eps
Only the Good Survive
Movie · as Cult Leader
The White Lotus
TV · as Greg Hunt · 14 eps
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Movie · as Self
Wish Upon a Unicorn
Movie · as Bud
3 Days with Dad
Movie · as Tim
Glass Jaw
Movie · as Sam Austin
The Axe Murders of Villisca
Movie · as Greg
All About the Money
Movie · as Jon Waters
Gena
Movie · as Jonah
Operation Chromite
Movie · as Hoyt Vandenberg
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Movie · as Himself
Falsely Accused
Movie · as Gus
Durant's Never Closes
Movie · as Dizzy Dean
Dream Corp LLC
TV · as Dr. Roberts · 28 eps
Americons
Movie · as Billy
Pass the Light
Movie · as Franklin
Endgame
Movie · as Principal Thomas
Bad Turn Worse
Movie · as Sheriff Shep
Locker 13
Movie · as Archie
Faults
Movie · as Terry
Eternity: The Movie
Movie · as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
The Last Survivors
Movie · as Carson
Taken 3
Movie · as Mark Casey
A True Story
Movie · as Richard Simpkins
Skinwalker Ranch
Movie · as Hoyt
Noobz
Movie · as Greg Lipstein
Byron's Theme
Movie
The Bridge
TV · as Bob · 4 eps
Five Time Champion
Movie · as Melvin Glee
Taken 2
Movie · as Mark Casey
Unicorn City
Movie · as Shadow Hawk
Deep in the Heart
Movie · as Dick Wallrath
Napoleon Dynamite
TV · as Uncle Rico (voice) · 6 eps
Natural Selection
Movie · as Peter
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Movie · as Tom Sutter
The Smell of Success
Movie · as Early Dunchamp
Good Intentions
Movie · as Sheriff Ernie
Crazy on the Outside
Movie · as Edgar
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Liam Miller · 1 ep
Nikita
TV · as The Engineer · 1 ep
Elsewhere
Movie · as Mr. Tod
Taken
Movie · as Mark Casey
Around June
Movie · as Murry
South of Heaven
Movie · as Hood 1
Bar Starz
Movie · as Ricky Fabulous
So Long Jimmy
Movie · as Levi Franklin
Sons of Anarchy
TV · as Magoo · 1 ep
The Comebacks
Movie · as Barber
The Astronaut Farmer
Movie · as FBI Agent Killbourne
Frank
Movie · as Colin York
American Pastime
Movie · as Ed Tully
September Dawn
Movie · as John D. Lee
Fathom
Movie
Stick It
Movie · as Brice Graham
Car Babes
Movie · as Gary
The Sasquatch Gang
Movie · as Chilcutt
Psych
TV · as Strabinsky · 1 ep
Waterborne
Movie · as Ritter
Last Best Chance
Movie · as Bernard Wheeler
Confessions of an Action Star
Movie · as Donald Buckheim
Supernatural
TV · as Martin Creaser · 2 eps
Napoleon Dynamite
Movie · as Uncle Rico
CSI: NY
TV · as Jim Warren · 1 ep
Lost
TV · as Roger Linus · 7 eps
The Rundown
Movie · as Harvey
Northfork
Movie · as Arnold
The Big Empty
Movie · as Elron
The Snow Walker
Movie · as Pierce
Carnivàle
TV · as Texas Ranger · 2 eps
Las Vegas
TV · as Greg Walker · 1 ep
Cold Case
TV · as Bill Shepard · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Beatnicks
Movie · as B Cool
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Movie · as Broots
The Pretender 2001
Movie · as Broots
Jackpot
Movie · as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
24
TV · as Joseph Wald · 1 ep
Twin Falls Idaho
Movie · as Lawyer Jay Harrison
Men in Black
Movie · as Van Driver
The Maze
Movie · as Dr. Holmes
Casualties
Movie · as Bill Summers
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Movie · as Steve
The Pretender
TV · as Broots · 86 eps
Get Shorty
Movie · as Ronnie Wingate
Strange Luck
TV · as Henry Bloom · 1 ep
Chicago Hope
TV · as Jack Kimball · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Marty Nesmith · 1 ep
Ed and His Dead Mother
Movie · as Rob Sundheimer
The X-Files
TV · as Salvatore Matola · 1 ep
Bakersfield P.D.
TV · as Ray Coombs · 1 ep
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Movie · as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
Martin
TV · as Shawn McDermott, Shawn McDermott /Innkeeper · 54 eps
Fever
Movie · as Bobby
The Grifters
Movie · as Drunk's Friend
Rainbow Drive
Movie · as Azzolini
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV · as Dope Dealer · 4 eps
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Movie · as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Kill Me Again
Movie · as Alan Swayzie
Seinfeld
TV · as Homeless Man · 2 eps
Quantum Leap
TV · as Flash McGrath · 1 ep
Fright Night Part 2
Movie · as Louie
Tattingers
TV · 1 ep
The Monster Squad
Movie · as Desperate Man
Number One with a Bullet
Movie · as Bobby Sweet
Jake and the Fatman
TV · 1 ep
Tour of Duty
TV · 1 ep
TerrorVision
Movie · as O.D.
Running Scared
Movie · as Det. Tony Montoya
L.A. Law
TV · as Hotel Desk Clerk · 1 ep
Real Genius
Movie · as Lazlo Hollyfeld
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Shelter Skelter") · 1 ep
High School U.S.A.
Movie · as Leo Bandini
Joysticks
Movie · as King Vidiot
September Gun
Movie · as Brian Brian
High School U.S.A.
Movie · as Dirty Curt
Cagney & Lacey
TV · 1 ep
Falcon Crest
TV · as Stone · 1 ep
More American Graffiti
Movie · as Ron
Swap Meet
Movie · as Doug
Sunnyside
Movie · as Wild Child
240-Robert
TV · as Brad · 1 ep
The Chicken Chronicles
Movie · as Tom
Mulligan's Stew
TV · 1 ep
Helter Skelter
Movie · as William Garretson
The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep
Will Penny
Movie · as Horace