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.
Filmography
Tuesday's Flu
2025 · 10.0
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · 8.4
The X-Files
1993 · 8.4
Supernatural
2005 · 8.3
Seinfeld
1989 · 8.2
Devil May Cry
2025 · 8.2
Fallout
2024 · 8.1
Tour of Duty
1987 · 8.1
Quantum Leap
1989 · 8.0
Mulligan's Stew
1977 · 8.0
Durant's Never Closes
2016 · 8.0
Lost
2004 · 8.0
Carnivàle
2003 · 7.9
Psych
2006 · 7.9
ER
1994 · 7.8
Strange Luck
1995 · 7.8
24
2001 · 7.8
Cold Case
2003 · 7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985 · 7.7
Bakersfield P.D.
1993 · 7.7
The White Lotus
2021 · 7.6
Martin
1992 · 7.5
The Maze
1997 · 7.5
Taken
2008 · 7.4
The Pretender
1996 · 7.4
240-Robert
1979 · 7.4
CSI: NY
2004 · 7.3
The Jeffersons
1975 · 7.3
Nikita
2010 · 7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · 7.3
Men in Black
1997 · 7.2
Chicago Hope
1994 · 7.2
The Pretender 2001
2001 · 7.2
Las Vegas
2003 · 7.0
L.A. Law
1986 · 7.0
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · 7.0
The Snow Walker
2003 · 7.0
Sunnyside
1979 · 7.0
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996 · 7.0
Helter Skelter
1976 · 6.9
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020 · 6.9
Twin Falls Idaho
1999 · 6.9
Napoleon Dynamite
2004 · 6.8
Casualties
1997 · 6.8
Stick It
2006 · 6.8
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001 · 6.8
The Monster Squad
1987 · 6.7
Will Penny
1967 · 6.7
Jackpot
2001 · 6.7
Real Genius
1985 · 6.7
The Bridge
2013 · 6.6
Dream Corp LLC
2016 · 6.6
Carolina Caroline
2026 · 6.6
Faults
2014 · 6.6
Get Shorty
1995 · 6.5
The Grifters
1990 · 6.5
American Pastime
2007 · 6.5
The Rundown
2003 · 6.4
Fright Night Part 2
1988 · 6.4
Taken 2
2012 · 6.4
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 · 6.3
Taken 3
2014 · 6.3
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · 6.2
Kill Me Again
1989 · 6.2
Five Time Champion
2012 · 6.2
Falsely Accused
2016 · 6.2
The Beatnicks
2002 · 6.2
Pass the Light
2015 · 6.2
The Big Empty
2003 · 6.1
The Last Survivors
2014 · 6.1
Natural Selection
2011 · 6.1
A True Story
2013 · 6.1
Running Scared
1986 · 6.1
Tattingers
1988 · 6.0
Northfork
2003 · 6.0
Americons
2015 · 6.0
Last Best Chance
2005 · 6.0
The Sasquatch Gang
2006 · 5.9
Operation Chromite
2016 · 5.8
Elsewhere
2009 · 5.8
Endgame
2015 · 5.8
Waterborne
2005 · 5.8
TerrorVision
1986 · 5.7
Napoleon Dynamite
2012 · 5.7
Glass Jaw
2018 · 5.7
Noobz
2013 · 5.7
Locker 13
2014 · 5.7
The Smell of Success
2011 · 5.6
Unicorn City
2012 · 5.6
Falcon Crest
1981 · 5.6
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993 · 5.5
High School U.S.A.
1983 · 5.5
September Gun
1983 · 5.5
It's Florida, Man.
2024 · 5.4
Bad Turn Worse
2014 · 5.4
Crazy on the Outside
2010 · 5.3
All About the Money
2017 · 5.3
September Dawn
2007 · 5.3
Skinwalker Ranch
2013 · 5.3
More American Graffiti
1979 · 5.2
Car Babes
2006 · 5.2
Deep in the Heart
2012 · 5.1
Rainbow Drive
1990 · 5.0
Good Intentions
2010 · 5.0
3 Days with Dad
2019 · 4.9
The Comebacks
2007 · 4.8
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017 · 4.7
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989 · 4.7
Number One with a Bullet
1987 · 4.6
Solvent
2024 · 4.6
Joysticks
1983 · 4.5
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011 · 4.5
Frank
2007 · 4.4
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 · 4.3
High School U.S.A.
1984 · 4.2
South of Heaven
2008 · 4.0
Fever
1991 · 3.9
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992 · 3.5
Swap Meet
1979 · 3.5
The Chicken Chronicles
1977 · 3.5
Bar Starz
2008 · 3.2
Around June
2008 · 2.5
Eternity: The Movie
2014 · 2.2
Bits
2024 · 2.0
So Long Jimmy
2008 · 2.0
Bicentennial Curious
— · 0.0
Fathom
2007 · 0.0
Only the Good Survive
2023 · 0.0
Byron's Theme
2013 · 0.0
The Knife Thrower
— · 0.0