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Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Actor · Born June 17, 1957 · Glendale, California, USA

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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.

Acted in 128

2010s

  1. 2019

    3 Days with Dad

    Tim

    51
  2. 2018

    Glass Jaw

    Sam Austin

    54
  3. 2017

    All About the Money

    Jon Waters

    52

  4. Gena

    Jonah

  5. The Axe Murders of Villisca

    Greg

    35
  6. 2016

    Dream Corp LLC

    Dr. Roberts · 28 episodes

    71

  7. Operation Chromite

    Hoyt Vandenberg

    54

  8. Falsely Accused

    Gus

  9. Durant's Never Closes

    Dizzy Dean

  10. 2015

    Endgame

    Principal Thomas

  11. Pass the Light

    Franklin

  12. Americons

    Billy

  13. 2014

    Taken 3

    Mark Casey

    44

  14. Bad Turn Worse

    Sheriff Shep

  15. The Last Survivors

    Carson

    60

  16. Locker 13

    Archie

    37

  17. Eternity: The Movie

    Barry Goldfield, Jr.

  18. Faults

    Terry

    73
  19. 2013

    Skinwalker Ranch

    Hoyt

  20. Byron's Theme

    Movie

  21. A True Story

    Richard Simpkins

  22. The Bridge

    Bob · 4 episodes

    73

  23. Noobz

    Greg Lipstein

    50
  24. 2012

    Taken 2

    Mark Casey

    50

  25. Unicorn City

    Shadow Hawk

  26. Five Time Champion

    Melvin Glee

  27. Napoleon Dynamite

    Uncle Rico (voice) · 6 episodes

    62

  28. Deep in the Heart

    Dick Wallrath

  29. 2011

    Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

    Tom Sutter

  30. The Smell of Success

    Early Dunchamp

    53

  31. Natural Selection

    Peter

  32. 2010

    Hawaii Five-0

    Liam Miller · 1 episode

    75

  33. Nikita

    The Engineer · 1 episode

    76

  34. Good Intentions

    Sheriff Ernie

  35. Crazy on the Outside

    Edgar

    38

2000s

  1. 2009

    Elsewhere

    Mr. Tod

    54
  2. 2008

    Around June

    Murry

  3. So Long Jimmy

    Levi Franklin

  4. South of Heaven

    Hood 1

  5. Sons of Anarchy

    Magoo · 1 episode

    85

  6. Bar Starz

    Ricky Fabulous

  7. Taken

    Mark Casey

    68
  8. 2007

    Frank

    Colin York

    49

  9. The Comebacks

    Barber

    33

  10. September Dawn

    John D. Lee

    42

  11. American Pastime

    Ed Tully

  12. The Astronaut Farmer

    FBI Agent Killbourne

    60
  13. 2006

    Car Babes

    Gary

  14. Psych

    Strabinsky · 1 episode

    83

  15. Stick It

    Brice Graham

    56

  16. The Sasquatch Gang

    Chilcutt

  17. 2005

    Supernatural

    Martin Creaser · 2 episodes

    84

  18. Waterborne

    Ritter

  19. Confessions of an Action Star

    Donald Buckheim

    40

  20. Last Best Chance

    Bernard Wheeler

  21. 2004

    CSI: NY

    Jim Warren · 1 episode

    71

  22. Lost

    Roger Linus · 7 episodes

    82

  23. Napoleon Dynamite

    Uncle Rico

    69
  24. 2003

    Cold Case

    Bill Shepard · 2 episodes

    77

  25. The Rundown

    Harvey

    65

  26. Las Vegas

    Greg Walker · 1 episode

    73

  27. Carnivàle

    Texas Ranger · 2 episodes

    83

  28. The Snow Walker

    Pierce

    76

  29. Northfork

    Arnold

    61

  30. The Big Empty

    Elron

    62
  31. 2002

    The Beatnicks

    B Cool

  32. 2001

    The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

    Broots

  33. 24

    Joseph Wald · 1 episode

    82

  34. Jackpot

    Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

  35. The Pretender 2001

    Broots

1990s

  1. 1999

    Twin Falls Idaho

    Lawyer Jay Harrison

  2. 1997

    Men in Black

    Van Driver

    76

  3. Casualties

    Bill Summers

    57

  4. The Maze

    Dr. Holmes

  5. 1996

    The Pretender

    Broots · 86 episodes

    75

  6. Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

    Steve

  7. 1995

    Get Shorty

    Ronnie Wingate

    75

  8. Strange Luck

    Henry Bloom · 1 episode

  9. 1994

    ER

    Marty Nesmith · 1 episode

    79

  10. Chicago Hope

    Jack Kimball · 1 episode

    70
  11. 1993

    Bakersfield P.D.

    Ray Coombs · 1 episode

  12. The X-Files

    Salvatore Matola · 1 episode

    85

  13. Ed and His Dead Mother

    Rob Sundheimer

    56
  14. 1992

    Four Eyes and Six-Guns

    Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)

  15. Martin

    Shawn McDermott, Shawn McDermott /Innkeeper · 54 episodes

    75
  16. 1991

    Fever

    Bobby

  17. 1990

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    Dope Dealer · 4 episodes

    68

  18. The Grifters

    Drunk's Friend

    76

  19. Rainbow Drive

    Azzolini

1970s

  1. 1979

    Swap Meet

    Doug

  2. 240-Robert

    Brad · 1 episode

  3. More American Graffiti

    Ron

  4. Sunnyside

    Wild Child

  5. 1977

    The Chicken Chronicles

    Tom

  6. 1976

    Helter Skelter

    William Garretson

    79
  7. 1975

    The Jeffersons

    TV · 11 Seasons · Comedy · Family

    74

1960s

  1. 1967

    Will Penny

    Horace

    75

No release date

  1. The Knife Thrower

    Lew Schätze

Produced 1

1990s

  1. 1999

    Twin Falls Idaho

    Associate Producer

Directed 1

Appearances3

2010s

  1. 2016

    You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

    Himself