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Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Acting

Born: June 17, 1957Glendale, California, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography

Carolina Caroline

2026
Solvent

Solvent

Gunner S. Holbrook

2024
Bits

Bits

2024
Only the Good Survive

Only the Good Survive

Cult Leader

2023
Wish Upon a Unicorn

Wish Upon a Unicorn

Bud

2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Self

2020
3 Days with Dad

3 Days with Dad

Tim

2019
Glass Jaw

Glass Jaw

Sam Austin

2018
All About the Money

All About the Money

Jon Waters

2017
The Axe Murders of Villisca

The Axe Murders of Villisca

Greg

2017
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

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

Himself

2016
Operation Chromite

Operation Chromite

Hoyt Vandenberg

2016
Falsely Accused

Falsely Accused

Gus

2016
Durant's Never Closes

Durant's Never Closes

Dizzy Dean

2016
Endgame

Endgame

Principal Thomas

2015
Pass the Light

Pass the Light

Franklin

2015
Americons

Americons

Billy

2015
Taken 3

Taken 3

Mark Casey

2014
Bad Turn Worse

Bad Turn Worse

Sheriff Shep

2014
The Last Survivors

The Last Survivors

Carson

2014
Locker 13

Locker 13

Archie

2014
Eternity: The Movie

Eternity: The Movie

Barry Goldfield, Jr.

2014
Faults

Faults

Terry

2014
Skinwalker Ranch

Skinwalker Ranch

Hoyt

2013
Byron's Theme

Byron's Theme

2013
A True Story

A True Story

Richard Simpkins

2013
Noobz

Noobz

Greg Lipstein

2013
Taken 2

Taken 2

Mark Casey

2012
Unicorn City

Unicorn City

Shadow Hawk

2012
Five Time Champion

Five Time Champion

Melvin Glee

2012
Deep in the Heart

Deep in the Heart

Dick Wallrath

2012
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Tom Sutter

2011
The Smell of Success

The Smell of Success

Early Dunchamp

2011
Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Peter

2011
Good Intentions

Good Intentions

Sheriff Ernie

2010
Crazy on the Outside

Crazy on the Outside

Edgar

2010
Elsewhere

Elsewhere

Mr. Tod

2009
Around June

Around June

Murry

2008
So Long Jimmy

So Long Jimmy

Levi Franklin

2008
South of Heaven

South of Heaven

Hood 1

2008
Bar Starz

Bar Starz

Ricky Fabulous

2008
Taken

Taken

Mark Casey

2008
Frank

Frank

Colin York

2007
The Comebacks

The Comebacks

Barber

2007

Fathom

2007
September Dawn

September Dawn

John D. Lee

2007
American Pastime

American Pastime

Ed Tully

2007
The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

FBI Agent Killbourne

2007
Car Babes

Car Babes

Gary

2006
Stick It

Stick It

Brice Graham

2006
The Sasquatch Gang

The Sasquatch Gang

Chilcutt

2006
Waterborne

Waterborne

Ritter

2005
Confessions of an Action Star

Confessions of an Action Star

Donald Buckheim

2005
Last Best Chance

Last Best Chance

Bernard Wheeler

2005
Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

Uncle Rico

2004
The Rundown

The Rundown

Harvey

2003
The Snow Walker

The Snow Walker

Pierce

2003
Northfork

Northfork

Arnold

2003
The Big Empty

The Big Empty

Elron

2003
The Beatnicks

The Beatnicks

B Cool

2002
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

Broots

2001
Jackpot

Jackpot

Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

2001
The Pretender 2001

The Pretender 2001

Broots

2001
Twin Falls Idaho

Twin Falls Idaho

Lawyer Jay Harrison

1999
Men in Black

Men in Black

Van Driver

1997
Casualties

Casualties

Bill Summers

1997
The Maze

The Maze

Dr. Holmes

1997
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Steve

1996
Get Shorty

Get Shorty

Ronnie Wingate

1995
Ed and His Dead Mother

Ed and His Dead Mother

Rob Sundheimer

1993
Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)

1992
Fever

Fever

Bobby

1991
The Grifters

The Grifters

Drunk's Friend

1990
Rainbow Drive

Rainbow Drive

Azzolini

1990
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

Max (as Jonathan Gries)

1989
Kill Me Again

Kill Me Again

Alan Swayzie

1989
Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

Louie

1988
The Monster Squad

The Monster Squad

Desperate Man

1987
Number One with a Bullet

Number One with a Bullet

Bobby Sweet

1987
Running Scared

Running Scared

Det. Tony Montoya

1986
TerrorVision

TerrorVision

OD

1986
Real Genius

Real Genius

Lazlo Hollyfeld

1985

High School U.S.A.

Leo Bandini

1984
High School U.S.A.

High School U.S.A.

Dirty Curt

1983
September Gun

September Gun

Brian Brian

1983
Joysticks

Joysticks

King Vidiot

1983
Swap Meet

Swap Meet

Doug

1979
More American Graffiti

More American Graffiti

Ron

1979
Sunnyside

Sunnyside

Wild Child

1979
The Chicken Chronicles

The Chicken Chronicles

Tom

1977
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

William Garretson

1976
Will Penny

Will Penny

Horace

1967