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