Jon Gries

Personal Info

Birthday

June 17, 1957

(68 years old)

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

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.

Known For

Supernatural

Lost

Seinfeld

Hawaii Five-0

The X-Files

Sons of Anarchy

Psych

Filmography

2024
Solvent
as Gunner S. Holbrook
2023
Only the Good Survive
as Cult Leader
2020
Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Bud
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
2019
3 Days with Dad
as Tim
2018
Glass Jaw
as Sam Austin
2017
All About the Money
as Jon Waters
The Axe Murders of Villisca
as Greg
2016
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
as Himself
Operation Chromite
as Hoyt Vandenberg
Falsely Accused
as Gus
Durant's Never Closes
as Dizzy Dean
2015
Endgame
as Principal Thomas
Pass the Light
as Franklin
머니 게임 - 월스트리트
as Billy
2014
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
2013
Skinwalker Ranch
as Hoyt
A True Story
as Richard Simpkins
Noobz
as Greg Lipstein
2012
Taken 2
as Mark Casey
Unicorn City
as Shadow Hawk
Five Time Champion
as Melvin Glee
Deep in the Heart
as Dick Wallrath
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Tom Sutter
The Smell of Success
as Early Dunchamp
Natural Selection
as Peter
2010
Good Intentions
as Sheriff Ernie
Crazy on the Outside
as Edgar
2009
Elsewhere
as Mr. Tod
2008
Around June
as Murry
South of Heaven
as Hood 1
Bar Starz
as Ricky Fabulous
Taken
as Mark Casey
2007
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
2006
Car Babes
as Gary
Stick It
as Brice Graham
The Sasquatch Gang
as Chilcutt
2005
Waterborne
as Carlton
Confessions of an Action Star
as Donald Buckheim
Last Best Chance
as Bernard Wheeler
2004
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico
2003
The Rundown
as Harvey
The Snow Walker
as Pierce
Northfork
as Arnold
The Big Empty
as Elron
2002
The Beatnicks
as B Cool
2001
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Broots
Jackpot
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
The Pretender 2001
as Broots
1999
Twin Falls Idaho
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
1997
Men in Black
as Van Driver
Casualties
as Bill Summers
The Maze
as Dr. Holmes
1996
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
as Steve
1995
Get Shorty
as Ronnie Wingate
1993
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rob Sundheimer
1991
Fever
as Bobby
1990
The Grifters
as Drunk's Friend
Rainbow Drive
as Azzolini
1989
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Kill Me Again
as Alan Swayzie
1988
Fright Night Part 2
as Louie
1987
The Monster Squad
as Desperate Man
Number One with a Bullet
as Bobby Sweet
1986
Running Scared
as Det. Tony Montoya
TerrorVision
as OD
1985
Real Genius
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
1983
High School U.S.A.
as Dirty Curt
September Gun
as Brian Brian
Joysticks
as King Vidiot
1979
Swap Meet
as Doug
More American Graffiti
as Ron
Sunnyside
as Wild Child
1977
The Chicken Chronicles
as Tom
1976
Helter Skelter
as William Garretson
1967
Will Penny
as Horace