Jon Gries

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1957-06-17 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Glendale, California, USA

Also Known As Jonathan Francis Gries, Jon Francis, Johnathan Gries, John Gries, Jonathan Gries, Jonathon Gries, Jonathan Francis "Jon" Gries

Jon Gries

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

Actor

The Knife Thrower

as Lew Schätze

2024
2023
Only the Good Survive

as Cult Leader

2021
The White Lotus

as Greg Hunt

2019
2018
Glass Jaw

as Sam Austin

2017
All About the Money

as Jon Waters

2016
Operation Chromite

as Hoyt Vandenberg

2016
Operation Chromite

as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg

2016
2016
Durant's Never Closes

as Dizzy Dean

2016
Dream Corp LLC

as Dr. Roberts

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
2014
Locker 13

as Archie

2014
Eternity: The Movie

as Barry Goldfield, Jr.

2014
Faults

as Terry

2013
2013
A True Story

as Richard Simpkins

2013
Noobz

as Greg Lipstein

2013
The Bridge

as Bob

2012
Taken 2

as Casey

2012
Unicorn City

as Shadow Hawk

2012
Five Time Champion

as Melvin Glee

2012
Deep in the Heart

as Dick Wallrath

2011
2010
Good Intentions

as Sheriff Ernie

2010
Nikita

as The Engineer

2009
Elsewhere

as Mr. Tod

2008
Around June

as Murry

2008
South of Heaven

as Hood 1

2008
Bar Starz

as Ricky Fabulous

2008
Taken

as Mark Casey

2008
2007
Frank

as Colin York

2007
The Comebacks

as Barber

2007
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
Stick It

as Brice Graham

2006
The Sasquatch Gang

as Chilcutt

2006
Psych

as Strabinsky

2005
Waterborne

as Carlton

2005
Waterborne

as Ritter

2005
2005
Last Best Chance

as Bernard Wheeler

2005
Supernatural

as Martin Creaser

2004
Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico

2004
CSI: NY

as Jim Warren

2004
Lost

as Roger Linus

2003
The Rundown

as Harvey

2003
The Snow Walker

as Pierce

2003
Northfork

as Arnold

2003
The Big Empty

as Elron

2003
Cold Case

as Bill Shepard

2003
Carnivàle

as Texas Ranger

2001
Jackpot

as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

2001
2001
24

as Joseph Wald

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

1995
Get Shorty

as Ronnie Wingate

1995
Strange Luck

as Henry Bloom

1994
ER

as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith

1993
Ed and His Dead Mother

as Rob Sundheimer

1993
Bakersfield P.D.

as Ray Coombs

1993
The X-Files

as Salvatore Matola

1992
Martin

as Shawn McDermott

1991
Fever

as Bobby

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

1989
Quantum Leap

as Flash McGrath

1989
Quantum Leap

as Roscoe (uncredited)

1988
1987
The Monster Squad

as Desperate Man

1987
1986
Running Scared

as Det. Tony Montoya

1986
1986
L.A. Law

as Hotel Desk Clerk

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

1979
Swap Meet

as Doug

1979
Sunnyside

as Wild Child

1976
Helter Skelter

as William Garretson

1967
Will Penny

as Horace

Director

2010
1996
The Pretender

as Director

Producer

1999
Twin Falls Idaho

as Associate Producer