Jon Gries
Born in Glendale, California, USA — Jun 17 1957
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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.
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Jon Gries's Credits
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Supernatural
Martin Creaser
The X-Files
Salvatore Matola
Hawaii Five-0
Liam Miller
Lost
Roger Linus
Seinfeld
Homeless Man
24
Joseph Wald
ER
Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith
Beverly Hills, 90210
Dope Dealer
Psych
Strabinsky
CSI: NY
Jim Warren
Sons of Anarchy
Magoo
Quantum Leap
Flash McGrath
Fallout
Biff
Falcon Crest
Stone
Chicago Hope
Jack Kimball
Cold Case
Bill Shepard
The White Lotus
Greg Hunt
L.A. Law
Hotel Desk Clerk
Las Vegas
Greg Walker
Nikita
The Engineer
The Pretender
Broots
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shelter Skelter")
Jake and the Fatman
Martin
Shawn McDermott
Cagney & Lacey
Tour of Duty
The Jeffersons
Carnivàle
Texas Ranger
Men in Black
Van Driver
Taken 3
Mark Casey
Devil May Cry
Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)
The Bridge
Bob
Taken
Mark Casey
Taken 2
Mark Casey
240-Robert
Strange Luck
Henry Bloom
Dream Corp LLC
Dr. Roberts
It's Florida, Man.
Denver
Bakersfield P.D.
Ray Coombs
Get Shorty
Ronnie Wingate
Napoleon Dynamite
Uncle Rico
The Rundown
Harvey
Tattingers
The Grifters
Drunk's Friend
Operation Chromite
Hoyt Vandenberg
Stick It
Brice Graham
The Monster Squad
Desperate Man
Fright Night Part 2
Louie
Napoleon Dynamite
Uncle Rico
Will Penny
Horace
The Comebacks
Barber
Real Genius
Lazlo Hollyfeld
TerrorVision
OD
Fever
Bobby
Crazy on the Outside
Edgar
The Last Survivors
Carson
Northfork
Arnold
Elsewhere
Mr. Tod
The Big Empty
Elron
Mulligan's Stew
Noobz
Greg Lipstein
Kill Me Again
Alan Swayzie
Faults
Terry
Casualties
Bill Summers
The Snow Walker
Pierce
Running Scared
Det. Tony Montoya
Bar Starz
Ricky Fabulous
Number One with a Bullet
Bobby Sweet
Americons
Billy
High School U.S.A.
Dirty Curt
Carolina Caroline
Helter Skelter
William Garretson
Endgame
Principal Thomas
The Astronaut Farmer
FBI Agent Killbourne
Swap Meet
Doug
Pass the Light
Franklin
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Joysticks
King Vidiot
Bad Turn Worse
Sheriff Shep
American Pastime
Ed Tully
September Dawn
John D. Lee
Glass Jaw
Sam Austin
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
The Knife Thrower
Lew Schätze
The Smell of Success
Early Dunchamp
The Axe Murders of Villisca
Greg
Confessions of an Action Star
Donald Buckheim
The Sasquatch Gang
Chilcutt
Skinwalker Ranch
Hoyt
Ed and His Dead Mother
Rob Sundheimer
The Pretender 2001
Broots
Wish Upon a Unicorn
Bud
Twin Falls Idaho
Lawyer Jay Harrison
Sunnyside
Wild Child
3 Days with Dad
Tim
Waterborne
Ritter
Rainbow Drive
Azzolini
Good Intentions
Sheriff Ernie
South of Heaven
Hood 1
Last Best Chance
Bernard Wheeler
The Maze
Dr. Holmes
Unicorn City
Shadow Hawk
Natural Selection
Peter
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Tom Sutter
Car Babes
Gary
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Directing
Around June
Murry
All About the Money
Jon Waters
Frank
Colin York
Deep in the Heart
Dick Wallrath
Locker 13
Archie
More American Graffiti
Ron
Bits
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Broots
Jackpot
Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
The Beatnicks
B Cool
Five Time Champion
Melvin Glee
The Chicken Chronicles
Tom
Tuesday's Flu
September Gun
Brian Brian
High School U.S.A.
Leo Bandini
Only the Good Survive
Cult Leader
A True Story
Richard Simpkins
Solvent
Gunner S. Holbrook
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Himself
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Steve
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
Eternity: The Movie
Barry Goldfield, Jr.
Durant's Never Closes
Dizzy Dean
Falsely Accused
Gus
Byron's Theme
So Long Jimmy
Levi Franklin
Fathom
Bicentennial Curious
Mick Jones