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.
134 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 134
Supernatural
2005
24
2001
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Lost
2004
The X-Files
1993
Seinfeld
1989
ER
1994
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Psych
2006
CSI: NY
2004
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Falcon Crest
1981
Devil May Cry
2025
Cold Case
2003
The White Lotus
2021
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Chicago Hope
1994
Quantum Leap
1989
Las Vegas
2003
L.A. Law
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Fallout
2024
The Pretender
1996
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Nikita
2010
Martin
1992
Tour of Duty
1987
The Jeffersons
1975
The Bridge
2013
Carnivàle
2003
Taken 3
2014
Taken
2008
Men in Black
1997
Taken 2
2012
Dream Corp LLC
2016
It's Florida, Man.
2024
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
Strange Luck
1995
The Rundown
2003
240-Robert
1979
Tattingers
1988
Get Shorty
1995
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
Napoleon Dynamite
2012
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Operation Chromite
2016
Real Genius
1985
The Monster Squad
1987
Carolina Caroline
2026
Stick It
2006
Elsewhere
2009
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
The Grifters
1990
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
Running Scared
1986
The Comebacks
2007
Mulligan's Stew
1977
Will Penny
1967
Kill Me Again
1989
The Snow Walker
2003
The Last Survivors
2014
Noobz
2013
The Big Empty
2003
Faults
2014
Crazy on the Outside
2010
More American Graffiti
1979
TerrorVision
1986
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
Helter Skelter
1976
Northfork
2003
Car Babes
2006
Joysticks
1983
Eternity: The Movie
2014
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
September Dawn
2007
All About the Money
2017
Bar Starz
2008
Casualties
1997
Sunnyside
1979
American Pastime
2007
Fever
1994
3 Days with Dad
2019
High School U.S.A.
1983
Endgame
2015
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Number One with a Bullet
1987
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
Skinwalker Ranch
2013
Jackpot
2001
The Smell of Success
2011
Solvent
2024
Glass Jaw
2018
The Pretender 2001
2001
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
Natural Selection
2011
Swap Meet
1979
The Beatnicks
2002
Rainbow Drive
1990
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020
High School U.S.A.
1984
Locker 13
2014
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
The Knife Thrower
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Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996
Frank
2007
Pass the Light
2015
Bad Turn Worse
2014
A True Story
2013
Unicorn City
2012
South of Heaven
2008
Good Intentions
2010
Americons
2015
The Chicken Chronicles
1977
Last Best Chance
2005
September Gun
1983
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
The Maze
1997
Around June
2008
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
Durant's Never Closes
2016
Deep in the Heart
2012
Tuesday's Flu
2025
Falsely Accused
2016
Waterborne
2005
Only the Good Survive
2023
Five Time Champion
2012
So Long Jimmy
2008
Fathom
2007
Byron's Theme
2013
Bits
2024
Bicentennial Curious
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