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