Jon Gries
Acting
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.
As actor 134
Supernatural
2005
Hawaii Five-0
2010
24
2001
The X-Files
1993
Lost
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
CSI: NY
2004
Seinfeld
1989
Psych
2006
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Chicago Hope
1994
Cold Case
2003
ER
1994
Quantum Leap
1989
The White Lotus
2021
Falcon Crest
1981
Las Vegas
2003
L.A. Law
1986
Fallout
2024
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Pretender
1996
Nikita
2010
The Twilight Zone
1985
Martin
1992
Men in Black
1997
Tour of Duty
1987
Devil May Cry
2025
Taken 3
2014
The Jeffersons
1975
Taken
2008
Carnivàle
2003
The Bridge
2013
Taken 2
2012
The Rundown
2003
Dream Corp LLC
2016
Get Shorty
1995
It's Florida, Man.
2024
Joysticks
1983
Carolina Caroline
2026
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
Real Genius
1985
The Grifters
1990
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
The Monster Squad
1987
Stick It
2006
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
More American Graffiti
1979
Running Scared
1986
240-Robert
1979
Strange Luck
1995
Bar Starz
2008
Tattingers
1988
Operation Chromite
2016
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Will Penny
1967
The Big Empty
2003
TerrorVision
1986
The Last Survivors
2014
Elsewhere
2009
The Comebacks
2007
The Snow Walker
2003
Napoleon Dynamite
2012
Faults
2014
Kill Me Again
1989
Helter Skelter
1976
Skinwalker Ranch
2013
Glass Jaw
2018
Northfork
2003
Crazy on the Outside
2010
The Pretender 2001
2001
September Dawn
2007
High School U.S.A.
1983
Frank
2007
Locker 13
2014
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
The Smell of Success
2011
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017
Rainbow Drive
1990
Mulligan's Stew
1977
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
Fever
1991
The Maze
1997
Americons
2015
American Pastime
2007
Bad Turn Worse
2014
Endgame
2015
3 Days with Dad
2019
The Chicken Chronicles
1977
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
Casualties
1997
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Car Babes
2006
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
Only the Good Survive
2023
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996
September Gun
1983
Pass the Light
2015
All About the Money
2017
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
Bits
2024
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
Good Intentions
2010
Falsely Accused
2016
Deep in the Heart
2012
South of Heaven
2008
Solvent
2024
A True Story
2013
The Beatnicks
2002
Bicentennial Curious
Number One with a Bullet
1987
Sunnyside
1979
Swap Meet
1979
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
Noobz
2013
Last Best Chance
2005
Five Time Champion
2012
Around June
2008
High School U.S.A.
1984
Jackpot
2001
So Long Jimmy
2008
Eternity: The Movie
2014
The Knife Thrower
Unicorn City
2012
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
Waterborne
2005
Natural Selection
2011
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
Fathom
2007
Tuesday's Flu
2025
Byron's Theme
2013
Durant's Never Closes
2016