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