Jon Gries
Acting
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.
Born: June 17, 1957 · Glendale, California, USA
Filmography (106)
Devil May Cry
2025
It's Florida, Man.
2024
Solvent
2024
Fallout
2024
The White Lotus
2021
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020
3 Days with Dad
2019
Glass Jaw
2018
All About the Money
2017
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
Dream Corp LLC
2016
Operation Chromite
2016
Endgame
2015
Pass the Light
2015
Americons
2015
Taken 3
2014
Bad Turn Worse
2014
The Last Survivors
2014
Locker 13
2014
Eternity: The Movie
2014
Faults
2014
Skinwalker Ranch
2013
A True Story
2013
The Bridge
2013
Noobz
2013
Taken 2
2012
Unicorn City
2012
Five Time Champion
2012
Napoleon Dynamite
2012
Deep in the Heart
2012
The Smell of Success
2011
Natural Selection
2011
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Nikita
2010
Good Intentions
2010
Crazy on the Outside
2010
Elsewhere
2009
South of Heaven
2008
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Taken
2008
Frank
2007
The Comebacks
2007
September Dawn
2007
American Pastime
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Car Babes
2006
Psych
2006
Stick It
2006
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
Supernatural
2005
Waterborne
2005
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
CSI: NY
2004
Lost
2004
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
Cold Case
2003
The Rundown
2003
Las Vegas
2003
Carnivàle
2003
The Snow Walker
2003
Northfork
2003
The Big Empty
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
24
2001
The Pretender 2001
2001
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
Men in Black
1997
Casualties
1997
The Pretender
1996
Get Shorty
1995
Strange Luck
1995
ER
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
The X-Files
1993
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
Martin
1992
Fever
1991
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
The Grifters
1990
Rainbow Drive
1990
Kill Me Again
1989
Seinfeld
1989
Quantum Leap
1989
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Tour of Duty
1987
The Monster Squad
1987
Number One with a Bullet
1987
L.A. Law
1986
Running Scared
1986
TerrorVision
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Real Genius
1985
High School U.S.A.
1983
September Gun
1983
Joysticks
1983
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Falcon Crest
1981
240-Robert
1979
More American Graffiti
1979
Helter Skelter
1976
The Jeffersons
1975
Will Penny
1967