Jon Gries


    Starbirth:
    June 17, 1957
Birthplace:
Glendale, California, USA
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Overview

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.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Only the Good Survive Cult Leader 2023
Wish Upon a Unicorn Bud 2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Self 2020
3 Days with Dad Tim 2019
Glass Jaw Sam Austin 2018
All About the Money Jon Waters 2017
The Axe Murders of Villisca Greg 2017
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night Himself 2016
Operation Chromite Hoyt Vandenberg 2016
Operation Chromite Gen Hoyt Vandenberg 2016
Falsely Accused Gus 2016
Durant's Never Closes Dizzy Dean 2016
Endgame Principal Thomas 2015
Pass the Light Franklin 2015
Americons Billy 2015
Taken 3 (Mark) Casey 2014
Bad Turn Worse Sheriff Shep 2014
The Last Survivors Carson 2014
Locker 13 Archie 2014
Eternity: The Movie Barry Goldfield, Jr. 2014
Faults Terry 2014
Skinwalker Ranch Hoyt 2013
Byron's Theme 2013
A True Story Richard Simpkins 2013
Noobz Greg Lipstein 2013
Taken 2 Casey 2012
Unicorn City Shadow Hawk 2012
Five Time Champion Melvin Glee 2012
Deep in the Heart Dick Wallrath 2012
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Tom Sutter 2011
Natural Selection Peter 2011
Good Intentions Sheriff Ernie 2010
Crazy on the Outside Edgar 2010
Elsewhere Mr. Tod 2009
Around June Murry 2008
South of Heaven Hood 1 2008
Bar Starz Ricky Fabulous 2008
Taken Mark Casey 2008
Frank Colin York 2007
The Comebacks Barber 2007
Fathom 2007
September Dawn John D. Lee 2007
American Pastime Ed Tully 2007
The Astronaut Farmer FBI Agent Killbourne 2007
Car Babes Gary 2006
Stick It Brice Graham 2006
The Sasquatch Gang Chilcutt 2006
Waterborne Carlton 2005
Waterborne Ritter 2005
Confessions of an Action Star Donald Buckheim 2005
Last Best Chance Bernard Wheeler 2005
Napoleon Dynamite Uncle Rico 2004
The Rundown Harvey 2003
The Snow Walker Pierce 2003
Northfork Arnold 2003
The Big Empty Elron 2003
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted Broots 2001
Jackpot Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson 2001
The Pretender 2001 Broots 2001
Twin Falls Idaho Lawyer Jay Harrison 1999
Men in Black Van driver 1997
Casualties Bill Summers 1997
The Maze Dr. Holmes 1997
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah Steve 1996
Get Shorty Ronnie Wingate 1995
Ed and His Dead Mother Rob Sundheimer 1993
Four Eyes and Six-Guns 1992
Fever Bobby 1991
The Grifters Drunk's Friend 1990
Rainbow Drive Azzolini 1990
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog Max (as Jonathan Gries) 1989
Kill Me Again Alan Swayzie 1989
Fright Night Part 2 Louie 1988
The Monster Squad Desperate Man 1987
Number One with a Bullet Bobby Sweet 1987
Running Scared Det. Tony Montoya 1986
TerrorVision OD 1986
Real Genius Lazlo Hollyfeld 1985
High School U.S.A. Leo Bandini 1984
High School U.S.A. Dirty Curt 1983
September Gun Brian Brian 1983
Joysticks King Vidiot 1983
Swap Meet Doug 1979
More American Graffiti Ron 1979
Sunnyside Wild Child 1979
The Chicken Chronicles Tom 1977
Helter Skelter William Garretson 1976
Will Penny Horace 1967
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
Seinfeld Homeless Man <mt>
The Pretender Broots <mt>
The Twilight Zone <blank> <mt>
24 Joseph Wald <mt>
Cold Case Bill Shepard <mt>
Quantum Leap Flash McGrath <mt>
Lost Roger Linus <mt>
Chicago Hope <blank> <mt>
Falcon Crest <blank> <mt>
Carnivàle Texas Ranger <mt>
The Jeffersons <blank> <mt>
Beverly Hills, 90210 <blank> <mt>
Las Vegas <blank> <mt>
CSI: NY Jim Warren <mt>
240-Robert <blank> <mt>
Cagney & Lacey <blank> <mt>
Jake and the Fatman <blank> <mt>
Bakersfield P.D. Ray Coombs <mt>
Tour of Duty <blank> <mt>
Mulligan's Stew <blank> <mt>
Tattingers <blank> <mt>
Hawaii Five-0 <blank> <mt>
Napoleon Dynamite <blank> <mt>
Nikita The Engineer <mt>
The Bridge Bob <mt>
Psych Strabinsky <mt>
Dream Corp LLC Dr. Roberts <mt>
Supernatural Martin Creaser <mt>
Strange Luck Henry Bloom <mt>
Quantum Leap Roscoe (uncredited) <mt>
The X-Files Salvatore Matola <mt>
The White Lotus Greg Hunt <mt>
Sons of Anarchy Magoo <mt>
Martin Shawn McDermott <mt>
Cold Case Bill Shepard (1978) <mt>
ER Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith <mt>
L.A. Law Hotel Desk Clerk <mt>
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