Jon Gries
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-06-17 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Glendale, California, USA
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.
Acting
The Knife Thrower
as Lew Schätze
(2024)
Solvent
as Gunner S. Holbrook
(2024)
(2023)
Only the Good Survive
as Cult Leader
(2020)
Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Bud
(2020)
(2019)
3 Days with Dad
as Tim
(2018)
Glass Jaw
as Sam Austin
(2017)
All About the Money
as Jon Waters
(2017)
The Axe Murders of Villisca
as Greg
(2016)
Operation Chromite
as Hoyt Vandenberg
(2016)
Operation Chromite
as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg
(2016)
Falsely Accused
as Gus
(2016)
Durant's Never Closes
as Dizzy Dean
(2016)
(2015)
Pass the Light
as Franklin
(2015)
Endgame
as Principal Thomas
(2015)
Americons
as Billy
(2014)
Taken 3
as Mark Casey
(2014)
The Last Survivors
as Carson
(2014)
Locker 13
as Archie
(2014)
Faults
as Terry
(2014)
Bad Turn Worse
as Sheriff Shep
(2014)
Eternity: The Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
(2013)
Noobz
as Greg Lipstein
(2013)
Skinwalker Ranch
as Hoyt
(2013)
A True Story
as Richard Simpkins
(2013)
(2012)
Taken 2
as Mark Casey
(2012)
Unicorn City
as Shadow Hawk
(2012)
Deep in the Heart
as Dick Wallrath
(2012)
Five Time Champion
as Melvin Glee
(2011)
The Smell of Success
as Early Dunchamp
(2011)
Natural Selection
as Peter
(2011)
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Tom Sutter
(2010)
Crazy on the Outside
as Edgar
(2010)
Good Intentions
as Sheriff Ernie
(2009)
Elsewhere
as Mr. Tod
(2008)
Taken
as Mark Casey
(2008)
Bar Starz
as Ricky Fabulous
(2008)
South of Heaven
as Hood 1
(2008)
Around June
as Murry
(2007)
The Astronaut Farmer
as FBI Agent Killbourne
(2007)
The Comebacks
as Barber
(2007)
American Pastime
as Ed Tully
(2007)
September Dawn
as John D. Lee
(2007)
Frank
as Colin York
(2007)
(2006)
Stick It
as Brice Graham
(2006)
The Sasquatch Gang
as Chilcutt
(2006)
Car Babes
as Gary
(2005)
Confessions of an Action Star
as Donald Buckheim
(2005)
Waterborne
as Ritter
(2005)
Waterborne
as Carlton
(2005)
Last Best Chance
as Bernard Wheeler
(2004)
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico
(2003)
The Rundown
as Harvey
(2003)
The Snow Walker
as Pierce
(2003)
Northfork
as Arnold
(2003)
The Big Empty
as Elron
(2001)
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Broots
(2001)
The Pretender 2001
as Broots
(2001)
Jackpot
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
(1999)
Twin Falls Idaho
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
(1997)
Men in Black
as Van Driver
(1997)
Casualties
as Bill Summers
(1997)
The Maze
as Dr. Holmes
(1996)
(1995)
Get Shorty
as Ronnie Wingate
(1993)
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rob Sundheimer
(1992)
(1991)
Fever
as Bobby
(1990)
The Grifters
as Drunk's Friend
(1990)
Rainbow Drive
as Azzolini
(1989)
Kill Me Again
as Alan Swayzie
(1989)
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
(1988)
Fright Night Part 2
as Louie
(1987)
The Monster Squad
as Desperate Man
(1987)
Number One with a Bullet
as Bobby Sweet
(1986)
Running Scared
as Det. Tony Montoya
(1986)
TerrorVision
as OD
(1985)
Real Genius
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
(1984)
High School U.S.A.
as Leo Bandini
(1983)
Joysticks
as King Vidiot
(1983)
High School U.S.A.
as Dirty Curt
(1983)
September Gun
as Brian Brian
(1979)
More American Graffiti
as Ron
(1979)
Sunnyside
as Wild Child
(1979)
Swap Meet
as Doug
(1977)
The Chicken Chronicles
as Tom
(1976)
Helter Skelter
as William Garretson
(1967)
Will Penny
as Horace
Crew
(2010)
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Director
(1999)
Twin Falls Idaho
Associate Producer