Jon Gries
Birthdate
June 17, 1957 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Glendale, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
June 17, 1957 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Glendale, California, USA
Known For
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.
Jon Gries's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Axe Murders of Villisca
Greg
Acting (129)
The Knife Thrower as Lew Schätze
Carolina Caroline
2024
It's Florida, Man. as Denver (1 episode)
2024
Solvent as Gunner S. Holbrook
2024
Bits
2023
Only the Good Survive as Cult Leader
2021
The White Lotus as Greg Hunt (10 episodes)
2020
Wish Upon a Unicorn as Bud
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
2019
3 Days with Dad as Tim
2018
Glass Jaw as Sam Austin
2017
All About the Money as Jon Waters
2017
The Axe Murders of Villisca as Greg
2016
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night as Himself
2016
Dream Corp LLC as Dr. Roberts (28 episodes)
2016
Operation Chromite as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg
2016
Operation Chromite as Hoyt Vandenberg
2016
Falsely Accused as Gus
2016
Durant's Never Closes as Dizzy Dean
2015
Endgame as Principal Thomas
2015
Pass the Light as Franklin
2015
Americons as Billy
2014
Taken 3 as (Mark) Casey
2014
Bad Turn Worse as Sheriff Shep
2014
The Last Survivors as Carson
2014
Locker 13 as Archie
2014
Eternity: The Movie as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
2014
Faults as Terry
2013
Skinwalker Ranch as Hoyt
2013
Byron's Theme
2013
A True Story as Richard Simpkins
2013
The Bridge as Bob (4 episodes)
2013
Noobz as Greg Lipstein
2012
Taken 2 as Casey
2012
Unicorn City as Shadow Hawk
2012
Five Time Champion as Melvin Glee
2012
Napoleon Dynamite (6 episodes)
2012
Deep in the Heart as Dick Wallrath
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Tom Sutter
2011
Natural Selection as Peter
2010
Hawaii Five-0 (1 episode)
2010
Nikita as The Engineer (1 episode)
2010
Good Intentions as Sheriff Ernie
2010
Crazy on the Outside as Edgar
2009
Elsewhere as Mr. Tod
2008
Around June as Murry
2008
South of Heaven as Hood 1
2008
Sons of Anarchy as Magoo (1 episode)
2008
Bar Starz as Ricky Fabulous
2008
Taken as Mark Casey
2007
Frank as Colin York
2007
The Comebacks as Barber
2007
Fathom
2007
September Dawn as John D. Lee
2007
American Pastime as Ed Tully
2007
The Astronaut Farmer as FBI Agent Killbourne
2006
Car Babes as Gary
2006
Psych as Strabinsky (1 episode)
2006
Stick It as Brice Graham
2006
The Sasquatch Gang as Chilcutt
2005
Supernatural as Martin Creaser (2 episodes)
2005
Waterborne as Carlton
2005
Waterborne as Ritter
2005
Confessions of an Action Star as Donald Buckheim
2005
Last Best Chance as Bernard Wheeler
2004
CSI: NY as Jim Warren (1 episode)
2004
Lost as Roger Linus (7 episodes)
2004
Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico
2003
Cold Case as Bill Shepard (2 episodes)
2003
The Rundown as Harvey
2003
Las Vegas (1 episode)
2003
Carnivàle as Texas Ranger (4 episodes)
2003
The Snow Walker as Pierce
2003
Northfork as Arnold
2003
The Big Empty as Elron
2001
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Broots
2001
24 as Joseph Wald (1 episode)
2001
Jackpot as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
2001
The Pretender 2001 as Broots
1999
Twin Falls Idaho as Lawyer Jay Harrison
1997
Men in Black as Van Driver
1997
Casualties as Bill Summers
1997
The Maze as Dr. Holmes
1996
The Pretender as Broots (86 episodes)
1996
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah as Steve
1995
Get Shorty as Ronnie Wingate
1995
Strange Luck as Henry Bloom (1 episode)
1994
ER as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith (1 episode)
1994
Chicago Hope (1 episode)
1993
Bakersfield P.D. as Ray Coombs (1 episode)
1993
The X-Files as Salvatore Matola (1 episode)
1993
Ed and His Dead Mother as Rob Sundheimer
1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
Martin as Shawn McDermott (54 episodes)
1991
Fever as Bobby
1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 (4 episodes)
1990
The Grifters as Drunk's Friend
1990
Rainbow Drive as Azzolini
1989
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
1989
Kill Me Again as Alan Swayzie
1989
Seinfeld as Homeless Man (2 episodes)
1989
Quantum Leap as Flash McGrath (1 episode)
1989
Quantum Leap as Roscoe (uncredited) (1 episode)
1988
Tattingers (1 episode)
1988
Fright Night Part 2 as Louie
1987
Jake and the Fatman (1 episode)
1987
Tour of Duty (1 episode)
1987
The Monster Squad as Desperate Man
1987
Number One with a Bullet as Bobby Sweet
1986
L.A. Law as Hotel Desk Clerk (1 episode)
1986
Running Scared as Det. Tony Montoya
1986
TerrorVision as OD
1985
The Twilight Zone (2 episodes)
1985
Real Genius as Lazlo Hollyfeld
1984
High School U.S.A. as Leo Bandini
1983
High School U.S.A. as Dirty Curt
1983
September Gun as Brian Brian
1983
Joysticks as King Vidiot
1982
Cagney & Lacey (1 episode)
1981
Falcon Crest as Stone (1 episode)
1979
Swap Meet as Doug
1979
240-Robert (1 episode)
1979
More American Graffiti as Ron
1979
Sunnyside as Wild Child
1977
Mulligan's Stew (1 episode)
1977
The Chicken Chronicles as Tom
1976
Helter Skelter as William Garretson
1975
The Jeffersons (1 episode)
1967
Will Penny as Horace
Directing (2)
2010
Pickin' and Grinnin'
• Director
1996
The Pretender (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
Production (1)
1999
Twin Falls Idaho
• Associate Producer