Jon Gries
Known for: Acting
Born: June 17, 1957
Place of birth: Glendale, 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.
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Filmography
96 movies · 39 TV shows, newest first
6.7
Carolina Caroline
2026
10.0
Tuesday's Flu
2025
8.2
Devil May Cry
2025
5.4
It's Florida, Man.
2024
4.8
Solvent
2024
8.1
Fallout
2024
2.0
Bits
2024
NR
Only the Good Survive
2023
7.6
The White Lotus
2021
6.9
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
4.9
3 Days with Dad
2019
6.0
Glass Jaw
2018
5.4
All About the Money
2017
4.8
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017
6.8
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
6.6
Dream Corp LLC
2016
5.8
Operation Chromite
2016
6.2
Falsely Accused
2016
8.0
Durant's Never Closes
2016
5.8
Endgame
2015
6.3
Pass the Light
2015
6.0
Americons
2015
6.3
Taken 3
2014
5.4
Bad Turn Worse
2014
6.1
The Last Survivors
2014
5.7
Locker 13
2014
2.2
Eternity: The Movie
2014
6.7
Faults
2014
5.3
Skinwalker Ranch
2013
NR
Byron's Theme
2013
6.1
A True Story
2013
6.7
The Bridge
2013
5.8
Noobz
2013
6.4
Taken 2
2012
5.6
Unicorn City
2012
6.2
Five Time Champion
2012
5.7
Napoleon Dynamite
2012
5.1
Deep in the Heart
2012
4.5
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
5.6
The Smell of Success
2011
6.1
Natural Selection
2011
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010
7.3
Nikita
20102.0
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
5.0
Good Intentions
2010
5.3
Crazy on the Outside
2010
5.8
Elsewhere
2009
2.5
Around June
2008
NR
So Long Jimmy
2008
4.0
South of Heaven
2008
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
2008
3.3
Bar Starz
2008
7.4
Taken
2008
4.4
Frank
2007
4.8
The Comebacks
2007NR
Fathom
2007
5.3
September Dawn
2007
6.6
American Pastime
2007
6.3
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
5.2
Car Babes
2006
7.9
Psych
2006
6.8
Stick It
2006
5.9
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
8.3
Supernatural
2005
5.8
Waterborne
2005
4.3
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
6.0
Last Best Chance
2005
7.3
CSI: NY
2004
8.0
Lost
2004
6.8
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
7.7
Cold Case
2003
6.4
The Rundown
2003
7.0
Las Vegas
2003
7.9
Carnivàle
2003
7.0
The Snow Walker
2003
6.0
Northfork
2003
6.1
The Big Empty
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
6.3
The Beatnicks
2002
6.8
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
7.8
24
2001
6.7
Jackpot
2001
7.2
The Pretender 2001
2001
6.9
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
7.2
Men in Black
1997
6.8
Casualties
1997
7.5
The Maze
1997
7.4
The Pretender
1996
7.0
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996
6.5
Get Shorty
1995
7.8
Strange Luck
1995
7.8
ER
1994
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994
7.7
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
8.4
The X-Files
1993
5.5
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
3.5
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
7.5
Martin
1992
3.9
Fever
1991
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
6.5
The Grifters
1990
5.0
Rainbow Drive
1990
4.7
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
6.2
Kill Me Again
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
19896.0
Tattingers
1988
6.4
Fright Night Part 2
1988
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1987
8.1
Tour of Duty
1987
6.7
The Monster Squad
1987
4.6
Number One with a Bullet
1987
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
6.1
Running Scared
1986
5.7
TerrorVision
1986
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
6.7
Real Genius
1985
4.2
High School U.S.A.
1984
5.5
High School U.S.A.
1983
5.5
September Gun
1983
4.4
Joysticks
1983
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
5.5
Falcon Crest
1981
3.5
Swap Meet
1979
7.4
240-Robert
1979
5.2
More American Graffiti
1979
7.0
Sunnyside
19798.0
Mulligan's Stew
1977
3.5
The Chicken Chronicles
1977
6.9
Helter Skelter
1976
7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
6.7
Will Penny
1967
NR
The Knife Thrower
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Bicentennial Curious
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