Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Date of Birth:

Jun 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.

filmography:

September Dawn September Dawn

2007

Endgame Endgame

2015

Bits Bits

2024

The Chicken Chronicles The Chicken Chronicles

1977

The Axe Murders of Villisca The Axe Murders of Villisca

2017

The Knife Thrower The Knife Thrower

1970

Noobz Noobz

2013

Rainbow Drive Rainbow Drive

1990

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

2016

Number One with a Bullet Number One with a Bullet

1987

Skinwalker Ranch Skinwalker Ranch

2013

Pass the Light Pass the Light

2015

Twin Falls Idaho Twin Falls Idaho

1999

Last Best Chance Last Best Chance

2005

The Last Survivors The Last Survivors

2014

Casualties Casualties

1997

Four Eyes and Six-Guns Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

Only the Good Survive Only the Good Survive

2023

Americons Americons

2015

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

1989

Sunnyside Sunnyside

1979

Taken 3 Taken 3

2014

High School U.S.A. High School U.S.A.

1983

All About the Money All About the Money

2017

Byron's Theme Byron's Theme

2013

The Sasquatch Gang The Sasquatch Gang

2006

Fathom Fathom

2007

High School U.S.A. High School U.S.A.

1984

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

2011

Good Intentions Good Intentions

2010

Solvent Solvent

2024

Carolina Caroline Carolina Caroline

1970

Crazy on the Outside Crazy on the Outside

2010

Wish Upon a Unicorn Wish Upon a Unicorn

2020

Confessions of an Action Star Confessions of an Action Star

2005

3 Days with Dad 3 Days with Dad

2019

Helter Skelter Helter Skelter

1976

Will Penny Will Penny

1967

Kill Me Again Kill Me Again

1989

Falsely Accused Falsely Accused

2016

Ed and His Dead Mother Ed and His Dead Mother

1993

Durant's Never Closes Durant's Never Closes

2016

Operation Chromite Operation Chromite

2016

The Snow Walker The Snow Walker

2003

Glass Jaw Glass Jaw

2018

Waterborne Waterborne

2005

Waterborne Waterborne

2005

The Pretender 2001 The Pretender 2001

2001

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

2001

Joysticks Joysticks

1983

Five Time Champion Five Time Champion

2012

The Monster Squad The Monster Squad

1987

Elsewhere Elsewhere

2009

The Big Empty The Big Empty

2003

More American Graffiti More American Graffiti

1979

Real Genius Real Genius

1985

Frank Frank

2007

Northfork Northfork

2003

Taken Taken

2008

The Comebacks The Comebacks

2007

Stick It Stick It

2006

Fever Fever

1991

The Rundown The Rundown

2003

Car Babes Car Babes

2006

The Astronaut Farmer The Astronaut Farmer

2007

Napoleon Dynamite Napoleon Dynamite

2004

Get Shorty Get Shorty

1995

TerrorVision TerrorVision

1986

Running Scared Running Scared

1986

American Pastime American Pastime

2007

Deep in the Heart Deep in the Heart

2012

September Gun September Gun

1983

Operation Chromite Operation Chromite

2016

Bar Starz Bar Starz

2008

Jackpot Jackpot

2001

Bad Turn Worse Bad Turn Worse

2014

Eternity: The Movie Eternity: The Movie

2014

Faults Faults

2014

Locker 13 Locker 13

2014

A True Story A True Story

2013

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

1996

The Maze The Maze

1997

Taken 2 Taken 2

2012

Around June Around June

2008

The Grifters The Grifters

1990

Fright Night Part 2 Fright Night Part 2

1988

South of Heaven South of Heaven

2008

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

2020

Unicorn City Unicorn City

2012

Natural Selection Natural Selection

2011

Swap Meet Swap Meet

1979

Men in Black Men in Black

1997

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