Jon Gries
Acting
Born: June 17, 1957 (age 69) · Glendale, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Men in Black
1997
Taken
2008
Supernatural
2005
Taken 2
2012
Taken 3
2014
Lost
2004
The X-Files
1993
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Fallout
2024
Seinfeld
1989
The Rundown
2003
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
Photos (1)
Movies (90)
Taken 3
Mark Casey
Taken
Mark Casey
Men in Black
Van Driver
Taken 2
Mark Casey
The Rundown
Harvey
Carolina Caroline
Hank Daniels
The Grifters
Drunk's Friend
Get Shorty
Ronnie Wingate
Real Genius
Lazlo Hollyfeld
Napoleon Dynamite
Uncle Rico
The Monster Squad
Desperate Man
Fright Night Part 2
Louie
Running Scared
Det. Tony Montoya
Operation Chromite
Hoyt Vandenberg
The Astronaut Farmer
FBI Agent Killbourne
Stick It
Brice Graham
The Comebacks
Barber
The Last Survivors
Carson
Will Penny
Horace
The Big Empty
Elron
More American Graffiti
Ron
The Snow Walker
Pierce
Helter Skelter
William Garretson
TerrorVision
O.D.
Crazy on the Outside
Edgar
Northfork
Arnold
The Pretender 2001
Broots
Kill Me Again
Alan Swayzie
Elsewhere
Mr. Tod
Endgame
Principal Thomas
The Sasquatch Gang
Chilcutt
Joysticks
King Vidiot
Confessions of an Action Star
Donald Buckheim
Faults
Terry
High School U.S.A.
Dirty Curt
Americons
Billy
Frank
Colin York
All About the Money
Jon Waters
Natural Selection
Peter
Glass Jaw
Sam Austin
September Dawn
John D. Lee
Ed and His Dead Mother
Rob Sundheimer
Twin Falls Idaho
Lawyer Jay Harrison
Skinwalker Ranch
Hoyt
Rainbow Drive
Azzolini
The Axe Murders of Villisca
Greg
Casualties
Bill Summers
Falsely Accused
Gus
3 Days with Dad
Tim
Deep in the Heart
Dick Wallrath
Locker 13
Archie
Good Intentions
Sheriff Ernie
The Smell of Success
Early Dunchamp
American Pastime
Ed Tully
Swap Meet
Doug
The Maze
Dr. Holmes
Bar Starz
Ricky Fabulous
Wish Upon a Unicorn
Bud
Number One with a Bullet
Bobby Sweet
Car Babes
Gary
Fever
Bobby
The Chicken Chronicles
Tom
Jackpot
Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
Unicorn City
Shadow Hawk
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Broots
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Tom Sutter
The Beatnicks
B Cool
Durant's Never Closes
Dizzy Dean
Noobz
Greg Lipstein
Tuesday's Flu
2025
Only the Good Survive
Cult Leader
September Gun
Brian Brian
High School U.S.A.
Leo Bandini
Solvent
Gunner S. Holbrook
Pass the Light
Franklin
Last Best Chance
Bernard Wheeler
Bits
2024
Sunnyside
Wild Child
South of Heaven
Hood 1
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Steve
Bad Turn Worse
Sheriff Shep
So Long Jimmy
Levi Franklin
Eternity: The Movie
Barry Goldfield, Jr.
Around June
Murry
Five Time Champion
Melvin Glee
A True Story
Richard Simpkins
Waterborne
Ritter
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Byron's Theme
2013
TV Shows (40)
Supernatural
Martin Creaser · 2 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Liam Miller · 1 eps
24
Joseph Wald · 1 eps
The X-Files
Salvatore Matola · 1 eps
Lost
Roger Linus · 7 eps
Seinfeld
Homeless Man · 2 eps
Sons of Anarchy
Magoo · 1 eps
Psych
Strabinsky · 1 eps
Cold Case
Bill Shepard · 2 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
Dope Dealer · 4 eps
CSI: NY
Jim Warren · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Jack Kimball · 1 eps
ER
Marty Nesmith · 1 eps
The White Lotus
Greg Hunt · 14 eps
Quantum Leap
Flash McGrath · 1 eps
Las Vegas
Greg Walker · 1 eps
Falcon Crest
Stone · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Hotel Desk Clerk · 1 eps
Fallout
Biff · 4 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
1 eps
The Pretender
Broots · 86 eps
Devil May Cry
Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) · 1 eps
Devil May Cry
Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice) · 1 eps
Devil May Cry
Hopper / Protester (voice) · 1 eps
Devil May Cry
Hopper / Demon 1 (voice) · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shelter Skelter") · 1 eps
Nikita
The Engineer · 1 eps
Martin
Shawn McDermott · 54 eps
Martin
Shawn McDermott /Innkeeper · 1 eps
Tour of Duty
1 eps
The Jeffersons
1 eps
The Bridge
Bob · 4 eps
Carnivàle
Texas Ranger · 2 eps
It's Florida, Man.
Denver · 1 eps
Dream Corp LLC
Dr. Roberts · 28 eps
Bakersfield P.D.
Ray Coombs · 1 eps
Strange Luck
Henry Bloom · 1 eps
240-Robert
Brad · 1 eps
Napoleon Dynamite
Uncle Rico (voice) · 6 eps
