Jon Gries
Known for acting · Born 17 June 1957 · 69 · Glendale, California, USA
137 credits
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.
Known for
The Pretender
1996
Taken 2
2012
Martin
1992
The White Lotus
2021
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
The Rundown
2003
Lost
2004
Men in Black
1997
Taken
2008
Stick It
2006
Fright Night Part 2
1988
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Acting (134)
2026Carolina CarolineHank DanielsFilm
2025Devil May CryPres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice), Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice), Hopper / Protester (voice), Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)Series
2025Tuesday's FluFilm
2024FalloutBiff · 4 episodesSeries
2024It's Florida, Man.DenverSeries
2024SolventGunner S. HolbrookFilm
2024BitsFilm
2023Only the Good SurviveCult LeaderFilm
2021The White LotusGreg Hunt · 14 episodesSeries
2020Wish Upon a UnicornBudFilm
2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampSelfFilm
20193 Days with DadTimFilm
2018Glass JawSam AustinFilm
2017The Axe Murders of VilliscaGregFilm
2017All About the MoneyJon WatersFilm
2016Operation ChromiteHoyt VandenbergFilm
2016Dream Corp LLCDr. Roberts · 28 episodesSeries
2016You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright NightHimselfFilm
2016Falsely AccusedGusFilm
2016Durant's Never ClosesDizzy DeanFilm
2015Pass the LightFranklinFilm
2015AmericonsBillyFilm
2015EndgamePrincipal ThomasFilm
2014Taken 3Mark CaseyFilm
2014FaultsTerryFilm
2014The Last SurvivorsCarsonFilm
2014Bad Turn WorseSheriff ShepFilm
2014Locker 13ArchieFilm
2014Eternity: The MovieBarry Goldfield, Jr.Film
2013The BridgeBob · 4 episodesSeries
2013Skinwalker RanchHoytFilm
2013NoobzGreg LipsteinFilm
2013A True StoryRichard SimpkinsFilm
2013Byron's ThemeFilm
2012Taken 2Mark CaseyFilm
2012Unicorn CityShadow HawkFilm
2012Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2012Deep in the HeartDick WallrathFilm
2012Five Time ChampionMelvin GleeFilm
2011Natural SelectionPeterFilm
2011The Smell of SuccessEarly DunchampFilm
2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadTom SutterFilm
2010Hawaii Five-0Liam MillerSeries
2010NikitaThe EngineerSeries
2010Crazy on the OutsideEdgarFilm
2010Good IntentionsSheriff ErnieFilm
2009ElsewhereMr. TodFilm
2008TakenMark CaseyFilm
2008Sons of AnarchyMagooSeries
2008South of HeavenHood 1Film
2008Bar StarzRicky FabulousFilm
2008Around JuneMurryFilm
2008So Long JimmyLevi FranklinFilm
2007The Astronaut FarmerFBI Agent KillbourneFilm
2007The ComebacksBarberFilm
2007September DawnJohn D. LeeFilm
2007FrankColin YorkFilm
2007American PastimeEd TullyFilm
2007FathomFilm
2006PsychStrabinskySeries
2006Stick ItBrice GrahamFilm
2006The Sasquatch GangChilcuttFilm
2006Car BabesGaryFilm
2005SupernaturalMartin Creaser · 2 episodesSeries
2005WaterborneRitterFilm
2005Confessions of an Action StarDonald BuckheimFilm
2005Last Best ChanceBernard WheelerFilm
2004LostRoger Linus · 7 episodesSeries
2004Napoleon DynamiteUncle RicoFilm
2004CSI: NYJim WarrenSeries
2003The RundownHarveyFilm
2003CarnivàleTexas Ranger · 2 episodesSeries
2003Cold CaseBill Shepard · 2 episodesSeries
2003Las VegasGreg WalkerSeries
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
2003The Snow WalkerPierceFilm
2003NorthforkArnoldFilm
2003The Big EmptyElronFilm
2002The BeatnicksB CoolFilm
200124Joseph WaldSeries
2001The Pretender 2001BrootsFilm
2001The Pretender: Island of the HauntedBrootsFilm
2001JackpotSunny Holiday / Glen Allen JohnsonFilm
1999Twin Falls IdahoLawyer Jay HarrisonFilm
1997Men in BlackVan DriverFilm
1997CasualtiesBill SummersFilm
1997The MazeDr. HolmesFilm
1996The PretenderBroots · 86 episodesSeries
1996Race Against Time: The Search for SarahSteveFilm
1995Get ShortyRonnie WingateFilm
1995Strange LuckHenry BloomSeries
1994ERMarty NesmithSeries
1994Chicago HopeJack KimballSeries
1993The X-FilesSalvatore MatolaSeries
1993Ed and His Dead MotherRob SundheimerFilm
1993Bakersfield P.D.Ray CoombsSeries
1992MartinShawn McDermott · 54 episodes, Shawn McDermott /InnkeeperSeries
1992Four Eyes and Six-GunsDeputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)Film
1991FeverBobbyFilm
1990Beverly Hills, 90210Dope Dealer · 4 episodesSeries
1990The GriftersDrunk's FriendFilm
1990Rainbow DriveAzzoliniFilm
1989SeinfeldHomeless Man · 2 episodesSeries
1989Quantum LeapFlash McGrathSeries
1989Kill Me AgainAlan SwayzieFilm
1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogMax (as Jonathan Gries)Film
1988Fright Night Part 2LouieFilm
1988TattingersSeries
1987The Monster SquadDesperate ManFilm
1987Tour of DutySeries
1987Jake and the FatmanSeries
1987Number One with a BulletBobby SweetFilm
1986Running ScaredDet. Tony MontoyaFilm
1986TerrorVisionO.D.Film
1986L.A. LawHotel Desk ClerkSeries
1985Real GeniusLazlo HollyfeldFilm
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Shelter Skelter")Series
1984High School U.S.A.Leo BandiniFilm
1983JoysticksKing VidiotFilm
1983High School U.S.A.Dirty CurtFilm
1983September GunBrian BrianFilm
1982Cagney & LaceySeries
1981Falcon CrestStoneSeries
1979More American GraffitiRonFilm
1979240-RobertBradSeries
1979Swap MeetDougFilm
1979SunnysideWild ChildFilm
1977The Chicken ChroniclesTomFilm
1977Mulligan's StewSeries
1976Helter SkelterWilliam GarretsonFilm
1975The JeffersonsSeries
1967Will PennyHoraceFilm
—The Knife ThrowerLew SchätzeFilm
—Bicentennial CuriousMick JonesFilm
Directing (2)
2010Pickin' and Grinnin'DirectorFilm
1996The PretenderDirectorSeries
Production (1)
1999Twin Falls IdahoAssociate ProducerFilm