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.

Personal Info

Id

9629

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

2

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-06-17

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
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    Known For

    Men in Black

    Men in Black

    The Rundown

    The Rundown

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    Fever

    Stick It

    Stick It

    The Comebacks

    The Comeback

    Car Babes

    Car Babes

    The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronau

    TerrorVision

    TerrorVision

    Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

    Napoleon Dynamite

    Napoleon Dyn

    Taken

    Taken

    Northfork

    Northfork

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    Five Time Ch

    Joysticks

    Joysticks

    The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

    The Pretende

    The Pretender 2001

    The Pretende

    The Monster Squad

    The Monster

    Elsewhere

    Elsewhere

    Frank

    Frank

    Real Genius

    Real Genius

    More American Graffiti

    More America

    The Big Empty

    The Big Empt

    Running Scared

    Running Scar

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    American Pas

    Fright Night Part 2

    Fright Night

    The Grifters

    The Grifters

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    Around June

    Taken 2

    Taken 2

    South of Heaven

    South of Hea

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Time Warp Vo

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    Swap Meet

    Natural Selection

    Natural Sele

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    Unicorn City

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    The Maze

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    Race Against

    Bar Starz

    Bar Starz

    Operation Chromite

    Operation Ch

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    September Gu

    Deep in the Heart

    Deep in the

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    Jackpot

    Bad Turn Worse

    Bad Turn Wor

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    A True Story

    Locker 13

    Locker 13

    Faults

    Faults

    Eternity: The Movie

    Eternity: Th

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    Waterborne

    Casualties

    Casualties

    The Last Survivors

    The Last Sur

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    Last Best Ch

    Twin Falls Idaho

    Twin Falls I

    Four Eyes and Six-Guns

    Four Eyes an

    Only the Good Survive

    Only the Goo

    Taken 3

    Taken 3

    Sunnyside

    Sunnyside

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    Pucker Up an

    Americons

    Americons

    Pass the Light

    Pass the Lig

    Skinwalker Ranch

    Skinwalker R

    The Chicken Chronicles

    The Chicken

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    Bits

    Endgame

    Endgame

    September Dawn

    September Da

    The Axe Murders of Villisca

    The Axe Murd

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    The Knife Th

    Number One with a Bullet

    Number One w

    You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

    You're So Co

    Rainbow Drive

    Rainbow Driv

    Noobz

    Noobz

    High School U.S.A.

    High School

    All About the Money

    All About th

    Falsely Accused

    Falsely Accu

    Kill Me Again

    Kill Me Agai

    Will Penny

    Will Penny

    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelt

    Ed and His Dead Mother

    Ed and His D

    Durant's Never Closes

    Durant's Nev

    Glass Jaw

    Glass Jaw

    The Snow Walker

    The Snow Wal

    3 Days with Dad

    3 Days with

    Confessions of an Action Star

    Confessions

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    High School

    The Sasquatch Gang

    The Sasquatc

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    Byron's Them

    Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

    Redemption:

    Good Intentions

    Good Intenti

    Wish Upon a Unicorn

    Wish Upon a

    Crazy on the Outside

    Crazy on the

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    Carolina Car

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    Solvent

    The Smell of Success

    The Smell of

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    2024

    Bits

    as

    2023

    Only the Good Survive

    asCult Leader

    2020

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    asSelf

    2017

    The Axe Murders of Villisca

    asGreg

    2016

    Operation Chromite

    asHoyt Vandenberg

    2015

    Endgame

    asPrincipal Thomas

    2015

    Pass the Light

    asFranklin

    2015

    Americons

    asBilly

    2014

    Taken 3

    asMark Casey

    2014

    Bad Turn Worse

    asSheriff Shep

    2014

    The Last Survivors

    asCarson

    2014

    Locker 13

    asArchie

    2014

    Eternity: The Movie

    asBarry Goldfield, Jr.

    2014

    Faults

    asTerry

    2013

    Skinwalker Ranch

    asHoyt

    2013

    A True Story

    asRichard Simpkins

    2012

    Taken 2

    asMark Casey

    2012

    Unicorn City

    asShadow Hawk

    2012

    Five Time Champion

    asMelvin Glee

    2012

    Deep in the Heart

    asDick Wallrath

    2011

    Natural Selection

    asPeter

    2009

    Elsewhere

    asMr. Tod

    2008

    Around June

    asMurry

    2008

    South of Heaven

    asHood 1

    2008

    Bar Starz

    asRicky Fabulous

    2008

    Taken

    asMark Casey

    2007

    Frank

    asColin York

    2007

    The Comebacks

    asBarber

    2007

    September Dawn

    asJohn D. Lee

    2007

    American Pastime

    asEd Tully

    2007

    The Astronaut Farmer

    asFBI Agent Killbourne

    2006

    Car Babes

    asGary

    2006

    Stick It

    asBrice Graham

    2005

    Waterborne

    asRitter

    2005

    Waterborne

    asCarlton

    2005

    Last Best Chance

    asBernard Wheeler

    2004

    Napoleon Dynamite

    asUncle Rico

    2003

    The Rundown

    asHarvey

    2003

    Northfork

    asArnold

    2003

    The Big Empty

    asElron

    2001

    The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

    asBroots

    2001

    Jackpot

    asSunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

    2001

    The Pretender 2001

    asBroots

    1999

    Twin Falls Idaho

    asLawyer Jay Harrison

    1997

    Men in Black

    asVan Driver

    1997

    Casualties

    asBill Summers

    1997

    The Maze

    asDr. Holmes

    1996

    Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

    asSteve

    1995

    Get Shorty

    asRonnie Wingate

    1992

    Four Eyes and Six-Guns

    as

    1991

    Fever

    asBobby

    1990

    The Grifters

    asDrunk's Friend

    1989

    Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

    asMax (as Jonathan Gries)

    1988

    Fright Night Part 2

    asLouie

    1987

    The Monster Squad

    asDesperate Man

    1987

    Number One with a Bullet

    asBobby Sweet

    1986

    Running Scared

    asDet. Tony Montoya

    1986

    TerrorVision

    asOD

    1985

    Real Genius

    asLazlo Hollyfeld

    1983

    September Gun

    asBrian Brian

    1983

    Joysticks

    asKing Vidiot

    1979

    Swap Meet

    asDoug

    1979

    More American Graffiti

    asRon

    1979

    Sunnyside

    asWild Child

    1977

    The Chicken Chronicles

    asTom

    The Knife Thrower

    asLew Schätze

    2024

    Solvent

    asGunner S. Holbrook

    2020

    Wish Upon a Unicorn

    asBud

    2019

    3 Days with Dad

    asTim

    2018

    Glass Jaw

    asSam Austin

    2017

    All About the Money

    asJon Waters

    2016

    You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

    asHimself

    2016

    Operation Chromite

    asGen Hoyt Vandenberg

    2016

    Falsely Accused

    asGus

    2016

    Durant's Never Closes

    asDizzy Dean

    2013

    Byron's Theme

    as

    2013

    Noobz

    asGreg Lipstein

    2011

    Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

    asTom Sutter

    2011

    The Smell of Success

    asEarly Dunchamp

    2010

    Good Intentions

    asSheriff Ernie

    2010

    Crazy on the Outside

    asEdgar

    2007

    Fathom

    as

    2006

    The Sasquatch Gang

    asChilcutt

    2005

    Confessions of an Action Star

    asDonald Buckheim

    2003

    The Snow Walker

    asPierce

    1993

    Ed and His Dead Mother

    asRob Sundheimer

    1990

    Rainbow Drive

    asAzzolini

    1989

    Kill Me Again

    asAlan Swayzie

    1984

    High School U.S.A.

    asLeo Bandini

    1983

    High School U.S.A.

    asDirty Curt

    1976

    Helter Skelter

    asWilliam Garretson

    1967

    Will Penny

    asHorace

    Carolina Caroline

    as

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asStone

    Coming Soon

    (4 episode)asTexas Ranger

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    (2 episode)asHomeless Man

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    (86 episode)asBroots

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    (1 episode)as(segment "Shelter Skelter")

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    (2 episode)asBill Shepard

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    (1 episode)asJoseph Wald

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    (1 episode)asJim Warren

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    (1 episode)asFlash McGrath

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    (1 episode)asRoscoe (uncredited)

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    (7 episode)asRoger Linus

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    (1 episode)asSalvatore Matola

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    (1 episode)asRay Coombs

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    (1 episode)asLiam Miller

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    (14 episode)asGreg Hunt

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    (1 episode)asThe Engineer

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    (4 episode)asBob

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    (1 episode)asStrabinsky

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    (1 episode)asMagoo

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    (54 episode)asShawn McDermott

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    (1 episode)asDefense Attorney Marty Nesmith

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    (28 episode)asDr. Roberts

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    (2 episode)asMartin Creaser

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    (1 episode)asHotel Desk Clerk

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    (1 episode)asHenry Bloom

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    (1 episode)asDenver

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    (1 episode)asPres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)

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    (1 episode)asPres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)