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