7.2
Movie
Acting
Jon Gries
- Born
- (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Glendale, California, USA
- Credits
- 135 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
7.4
Movie
Taken
8.3
TV
Supernatural
6.4
Movie
Taken 2
6.3
Movie
Taken 3
8.0
TV
Lost
8.4
TV
The X-Files
8.4
TV
Sons of Anarchy
8.1
TV
Fallout
8.2
TV
Seinfeld
6.8
Movie
Napoleon Dynamite
6.4
Movie
The Rundown
7.7
TV
Hawaii Five-0
7.8
TV
24
7.6
TV
The White Lotus
6.5
Movie
Get Shorty
7.9
TV
Psych
7.8
TV
ER
Acting credits 134
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Knife Thrower Film | Lew Schätze |
| TBA | Bicentennial Curious Film | Mick Jones |
| 2026 | Carolina Caroline Film | Hank Daniels |
| 2025 | Tuesday's Flu Film | |
| 2025 | Devil May Cry TV | Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice), Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice), Hopper / Protester (voice), Hopper / Demon 1 (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man. TV | Denver (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Solvent Film | Gunner S. Holbrook |
| 2024 | Fallout TV | Biff (4 ep) |
| 2024 | Bits Film | |
| 2023 | Only the Good Survive Film | Cult Leader |
| 2021 | The White Lotus TV | Greg Hunt (14 ep) |
| 2020 | Wish Upon a Unicorn Film | Bud |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Film | Self |
| 2019 | 3 Days with Dad Film | Tim |
| 2018 | Glass Jaw Film | Sam Austin |
| 2017 | All About the Money Film | Jon Waters |
| 2017 | The Axe Murders of Villisca Film | Greg |
| 2016 | You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night Film | Himself |
| 2016 | Dream Corp LLC TV | Dr. Roberts (28 ep) |
| 2016 | Operation Chromite Film | Hoyt Vandenberg |
| 2016 | Falsely Accused Film | Gus |
| 2016 | Durant's Never Closes Film | Dizzy Dean |
| 2015 | Endgame Film | Principal Thomas |
| 2015 | Pass the Light Film | Franklin |
| 2015 | Americons Film | Billy |
| 2014 | Taken 3 Film | Mark Casey |
| 2014 | Bad Turn Worse Film | Sheriff Shep |
| 2014 | The Last Survivors Film | Carson |
| 2014 | Locker 13 Film | Archie |
| 2014 | Eternity: The Movie Film | Barry Goldfield, Jr. |
| 2014 | Faults Film | Terry |
| 2013 | Skinwalker Ranch Film | Hoyt |
| 2013 | Byron's Theme Film | |
| 2013 | A True Story Film | Richard Simpkins |
| 2013 | The Bridge TV | Bob (4 ep) |
| 2013 | Noobz Film | Greg Lipstein |
| 2012 | Taken 2 Film | Mark Casey |
| 2012 | Unicorn City Film | Shadow Hawk |
| 2012 | Five Time Champion Film | Melvin Glee |
| 2012 | Napoleon Dynamite TV | Uncle Rico (voice) (6 ep) |
| 2012 | Deep in the Heart Film | Dick Wallrath |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Film | Tom Sutter |
| 2011 | The Smell of Success Film | Early Dunchamp |
| 2011 | Natural Selection Film | Peter |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 TV | Liam Miller (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Nikita TV | The Engineer (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Good Intentions Film | Sheriff Ernie |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside Film | Edgar |
| 2009 | Elsewhere Film | Mr. Tod |
| 2008 | Around June Film | Murry |
| 2008 | So Long Jimmy Film | Levi Franklin |
| 2008 | South of Heaven Film | Hood 1 |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy TV | Magoo (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Bar Starz Film | Ricky Fabulous |
| 2008 | Taken Film | Mark Casey |
| 2007 | Frank Film | Colin York |
| 2007 | The Comebacks Film | Barber |
| 2007 | Fathom Film | |
| 2007 | September Dawn Film | John D. Lee |
| 2007 | American Pastime Film | Ed Tully |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pickin' and Grinnin' Film | Director |
| 1999 | Twin Falls Idaho Film | Associate Producer |
| 1996 | The Pretender TV | Director (1 ep) |