Jon Gries
Acting
1957-06-17 · Glendale, California, USA
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
TheatersCarolina Caroline
2026 · Movie
Tuesday's Flu
2025 · Movie
Devil May Cry
2025 · Series
It's Florida, Man.
2024 · Series
Solvent
2024 · Movie
Fallout
2024 · Series
Bits
2024 · Movie
Only the Good Survive
2023 · Movie
The White Lotus
2021 · Series
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020 · Movie
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020 · Movie
3 Days with Dad
2019 · Movie
Glass Jaw
2018 · Movie
All About the Money
2017 · Movie
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017 · Movie
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016 · Movie
Dream Corp LLC
2016 · Series
Operation Chromite
2016 · Movie
Falsely Accused
2016 · Movie
Durant's Never Closes
2016 · Movie
Endgame
2015 · Movie
Pass the Light
2015 · Movie
Americons
2015 · Movie
Taken 3
2014 · Movie
Bad Turn Worse
2014 · Movie
The Last Survivors
2014 · Movie
Locker 13
2014 · Movie
Eternity: The Movie
2014 · Movie
Faults
2014 · Movie
Skinwalker Ranch
2013 · Movie
Byron's Theme
2013 · Movie
A True Story
2013 · Movie
The Bridge
2013 · Series
Noobz
2013 · Movie
Taken 2
2012 · Movie
Unicorn City
2012 · Movie
Five Time Champion
2012 · Movie
Napoleon Dynamite
2012 · Series
Deep in the Heart
2012 · Movie
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011 · Movie
The Smell of Success
2011 · Movie
Natural Selection
2011 · Movie
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Series
Nikita
2010 · Series
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010 · Movie
Good Intentions
2010 · Movie
Crazy on the Outside
2010 · Movie
Elsewhere
2009 · Movie
Around June
2008 · Movie
So Long Jimmy
2008 · Movie
South of Heaven
2008 · Movie
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · Series
Bar Starz
2008 · Movie
Taken
2008 · Movie
Frank
2007 · Movie
The Comebacks
2007 · Movie
Fathom
2007 · Movie
September Dawn
2007 · Movie
American Pastime
2007 · Movie
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 · Movie
Car Babes
2006 · Movie
Psych
2006 · Series
Stick It
2006 · Movie
The Sasquatch Gang
2006 · Movie
Supernatural
2005 · Series
Waterborne
2005 · Movie
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 · Movie
Last Best Chance
2005 · Movie
Lost
2004 · Series
CSI: NY
2004 · Series
Napoleon Dynamite
2004 · Movie
Cold Case
2003 · Series
The Rundown
2003 · Movie
Las Vegas
2003 · Series
Carnivàle
2003 · Series
The Snow Walker
2003 · Movie
Northfork
2003 · Movie
The Big Empty
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
The Beatnicks
2002 · Movie
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001 · Movie
24
2001 · Series
Jackpot
2001 · Movie
The Pretender 2001
2001 · Movie
Twin Falls Idaho
1999 · Movie
Men in Black
1997 · Movie
Casualties
1997 · Movie
The Maze
1997 · Movie
The Pretender
1996 · Series
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996 · Movie
Get Shorty
1995 · Movie
Strange Luck
1995 · Series
ER
1994 · Series
Chicago Hope
1994 · Series
Bakersfield P.D.
1993 · Series
The X-Files
1993 · Series
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993 · Movie
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992 · Movie
Martin
1992 · Series
Fever
1991 · Movie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Series
The Grifters
1990 · Movie
Rainbow Drive
1990 · Movie
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989 · Movie
Kill Me Again
1989 · Movie
Seinfeld
1989 · Series
Quantum Leap
1989 · Series
Tattingers
1988 · Series
Fright Night Part 2
1988 · Movie
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Series
Tour of Duty
1987 · Series
The Monster Squad
1987 · Movie
Number One with a Bullet
1987 · Movie
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
Running Scared
1986 · Movie
TerrorVision
1986 · Movie
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Series
Real Genius
1985 · Movie
High School U.S.A.
1984 · Movie
High School U.S.A.
1983 · Movie
September Gun
1983 · Movie
Joysticks
1983 · Movie
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Series
Falcon Crest
1981 · Series
Swap Meet
1979 · Movie
240-Robert
1979 · Series
More American Graffiti
1979 · Movie
Sunnyside
1979 · Movie
Mulligan's Stew
1977 · Series
The Chicken Chronicles
1977 · Movie
Helter Skelter
1976 · Movie
The Jeffersons
1975 · Series
Will Penny
1967 · Movie
Bicentennial Curious
Movie
The Knife Thrower
Movie