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.
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All Credits (131)
The Knife Thrower
as Lew Schätze
Tuesday's Flu
as Unknown
Devil May Cry
as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)
Devil May Cry
as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)
Devil May Cry
as Hopper / Protester (voice)
Devil May Cry
as Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)
It's Florida, Man.
as Denver
Solvent
as Gunner S. Holbrook
Fallout
as Biff
Bits
as Unknown
Only the Good Survive
as Cult Leader
The White Lotus
as Greg Hunt
Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Bud
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
3 Days with Dad
as Tim
Glass Jaw
as Sam Austin
All About the Money
as Jon Waters
The Axe Murders of Villisca
as Greg
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
as Himself
Dream Corp LLC
as Dr. Roberts
Operation Chromite
as Hoyt Vandenberg
Falsely Accused
as Gus
Durant's Never Closes
as Dizzy Dean
Endgame
as Principal Thomas
Pass the Light
as Franklin
Americons
as Billy
Taken 3
as Mark Casey
Bad Turn Worse
as Sheriff Shep
The Last Survivors
as Carson
Locker 13
as Archie
Eternity: The Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
Faults
as Terry
Skinwalker Ranch
as Hoyt
Byron's Theme
as Unknown
A True Story
as Richard Simpkins
The Bridge
as Bob
Noobz
as Greg Lipstein
Taken 2
as Mark Casey
Unicorn City
as Shadow Hawk
Five Time Champion
as Melvin Glee
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico (voice)
Deep in the Heart
as Dick Wallrath
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Tom Sutter
The Smell of Success
as Early Dunchamp
Natural Selection
as Peter
Hawaii Five-0
as Liam Miller
Nikita
as The Engineer
Good Intentions
as Sheriff Ernie
Crazy on the Outside
as Edgar
Elsewhere
as Mr. Tod
Around June
as Murry
So Long Jimmy
as Levi Franklin
South of Heaven
as Hood 1
Sons of Anarchy
as Magoo
Bar Starz
as Ricky Fabulous
Taken
as Mark Casey
Frank
as Colin York
The Comebacks
as Barber
September Dawn
as John D. Lee
American Pastime
as Ed Tully
The Astronaut Farmer
as FBI Agent Killbourne
Car Babes
as Gary
Psych
as Strabinsky
Stick It
as Brice Graham
The Sasquatch Gang
as Chilcutt
Waterborne
as Ritter
Confessions of an Action Star
as Donald Buckheim
Last Best Chance
as Bernard Wheeler
CSI: NY
as Jim Warren
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico
Cold Case
as Bill Shepard
The Rundown
as Harvey
Las Vegas
as Greg Walker
Carnivàle
as Texas Ranger
The Snow Walker
as Pierce
Northfork
as Arnold
The Big Empty
as Elron
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Beatnicks
as B Cool
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Broots
24
as Joseph Wald
Jackpot
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
The Pretender 2001
as Broots
Twin Falls Idaho
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
Men in Black
as Van Driver
Casualties
as Bill Summers
The Maze
as Dr. Holmes
The Pretender
as Broots
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
as Steve
Get Shorty
as Ronnie Wingate
Strange Luck
as Henry Bloom
ER
as Marty Nesmith
Chicago Hope
as Jack Kimball
Bakersfield P.D.
as Ray Coombs
The X-Files
as Salvatore Matola
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rob Sundheimer
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
Martin
as Shawn McDermott
Martin
as Shawn McDermott /Innkeeper
Fever
as Bobby
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Dope Dealer
The Grifters
as Drunk's Friend
Rainbow Drive
as Azzolini
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Kill Me Again
as Alan Swayzie
Seinfeld
as Homeless Man
Quantum Leap
as Flash McGrath
Fright Night Part 2
as Louie
Jake and the Fatman
as Unknown
Tour of Duty
as Unknown
The Monster Squad
as Desperate Man
Number One with a Bullet
as Bobby Sweet
L.A. Law
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Running Scared
as Det. Tony Montoya
TerrorVision
as O.D.
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
Real Genius
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
High School U.S.A.
as Leo Bandini
High School U.S.A.
as Dirty Curt
September Gun
as Brian Brian
Joysticks
as King Vidiot
Cagney & Lacey
as Unknown
Falcon Crest
as Stone
Swap Meet
as Doug
240-Robert
as Brad
More American Graffiti
as Ron
Sunnyside
as Wild Child
The Chicken Chronicles
as Tom
Helter Skelter
as William Garretson
The Jeffersons
as Unknown
Will Penny
as Horace