Jon Gries

Birthday: 1957-06-17
Birthplace: Glendale, California, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
The Knife Thrower Lew Schätze
Carolina Caroline
2024-09-26 Solvent Gunner S. Holbrook
2024-03-09 Bits
2023-03-10 Only the Good Survive Cult Leader
2020-09-15 Wish Upon a Unicorn Bud
2019-09-13 3 Days with Dad Tim
2018-10-26 Glass Jaw Sam Austin
2017-06-02 All About the Money Jon Waters
2017-01-20 The Axe Murders of Villisca Greg
2016-07-27 Operation Chromite Hoyt Vandenberg
2016-07-27 Operation Chromite Gen Hoyt Vandenberg
2016-06-24 Falsely Accused Gus
2016-01-22 Durant's Never Closes Dizzy Dean
2015-09-25 Endgame Principal Thomas
2015-02-06 Pass the Light Franklin
2015-01-19 Americons Billy
2014-12-16 Taken 3 Mark Casey
2014-08-15 Bad Turn Worse Sheriff Shep
2014-06-12 The Last Survivors Carson
2014-03-29 Locker 13 Archie
2014-03-08 Eternity: The Movie Barry Goldfield, Jr.
2014-03-06 Faults Terry
2013-10-30 Skinwalker Ranch Hoyt
2013-09-24 Byron's Theme
2013-09-20 A True Story Richard Simpkins
2013-01-25 Noobz Greg Lipstein
2012-09-27 Taken 2 Mark Casey
2012-02-24 Unicorn City Shadow Hawk
2012-01-24 Five Time Champion Melvin Glee
2012-01-01 Deep in the Heart Dick Wallrath
2011-10-16 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Tom Sutter
2011-08-19 The Smell of Success Early Dunchamp
2011-03-13 Natural Selection Peter
2010-03-09 Good Intentions Sheriff Ernie
2010-01-08 Crazy on the Outside Edgar
2009-01-15 Elsewhere Mr. Tod
2008-10-10 Around June Murry
2008-09-21 South of Heaven Hood 1
2008-03-07 Bar Starz Ricky Fabulous
2008-02-18 Taken Mark Casey
2007-11-02 Frank Colin York
2007-10-19 The Comebacks Barber
2007-08-06 Fathom
2007-05-17 September Dawn John D. Lee
2007-05-11 American Pastime Ed Tully
2007-02-23 The Astronaut Farmer FBI Agent Killbourne
2006-12-26 Car Babes Gary
2006-04-21 Stick It Brice Graham
2006-03-08 The Sasquatch Gang Chilcutt
2005-03-13 Waterborne Ritter
2005-03-13 Waterborne Carlton
2005-01-23 Confessions of an Action Star Donald Buckheim
2005-01-01 Last Best Chance Bernard Wheeler
2004-06-11 Napoleon Dynamite Uncle Rico
2003-09-26 The Rundown Harvey
2003-09-11 The Snow Walker Pierce
2003-07-11 Northfork Arnold
2003-05-16 The Big Empty Elron
2001-12-10 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted Broots
2001-07-27 Jackpot Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
2001-01-22 The Pretender 2001 Broots
1999-07-30 Twin Falls Idaho Lawyer Jay Harrison
1997-07-02 Men in Black Van Driver
1997-04-15 Casualties Bill Summers
1997-01-01 The Maze Dr. Holmes
1996-01-01 Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah Steve
1995-10-20 Get Shorty Ronnie Wingate
1993-06-04 Ed and His Dead Mother Rob Sundheimer
1992-12-07 Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1991-05-11 Fever Bobby
1990-08-08 The Grifters Drunk's Friend
1990-01-01 Rainbow Drive Azzolini
1989-12-29 Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog Max (as Jonathan Gries)
1989-10-27 Kill Me Again Alan Swayzie
1988-04-07 Fright Night Part 2 Louie
1987-08-14 The Monster Squad Desperate Man
1987-02-27 Number One with a Bullet Bobby Sweet
1986-06-27 Running Scared Det. Tony Montoya
1986-02-14 TerrorVision OD
1985-08-07 Real Genius Lazlo Hollyfeld
1984-05-26 High School U.S.A. Leo Bandini
1983-10-16 High School U.S.A. Dirty Curt
1983-10-08 September Gun Brian Brian
1983-03-04 Joysticks King Vidiot
1979-09-21 Swap Meet Doug
1979-08-03 More American Graffiti Ron
1979-06-01 Sunnyside Wild Child
1977-10-01 The Chicken Chronicles Tom
1976-04-01 Helter Skelter William Garretson
1967-12-19 Will Penny Horace