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

Van Driver

Men in Black

Harvey

The Rundown

Bobby

Fever

Brice Graham

Stick It

Barber

The Comebacks

Gary

Car Babes

FBI Agent Killbourne

The Astronaut Farmer

OD

TerrorVision

Ronnie Wingate

Get Shorty

Uncle Rico

Napoleon Dynamite

Mark Casey

Taken

Arnold

Northfork

Melvin Glee

Five Time Champion

King Vidiot

Joysticks

Broots

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

Broots

The Pretender 2001

Desperate Man

The Monster Squad

Mr. Tod

Elsewhere

Colin York

Frank

Lazlo Hollyfeld

Real Genius

Ron

More American Graffiti

Elron

The Big Empty

Det. Tony Montoya

Running Scared

Ed Tully

American Pastime

Louie

Fright Night Part 2

Drunk's Friend

The Grifters

Murry

Around June

Mark Casey

Taken 2

Hood 1

South of Heaven

Self

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Doug

Swap Meet

Peter

Natural Selection

Shadow Hawk

Unicorn City

Dr. Holmes

The Maze

Steve

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Ricky Fabulous

Bar Starz

Hoyt Vandenberg

인천상륙작전

Brian Brian

September Gun

Dick Wallrath

Deep in the Heart

Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

Jackpot

Sheriff Shep

Bad Turn Worse

Richard Simpkins

A True Story

Archie

Locker 13

Terry

Faults

Barry Goldfield, Jr.

Eternity: The Movie

Ritter

Waterborne

Carlton

Waterborne

Bill Summers

Casualties

Carson

The Well

Bernard Wheeler

Last Best Chance

Lawyer Jay Harrison

Twin Falls Idaho

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Cult Leader

Only the Good Survive

Mark Casey

Taken 3

Wild Child

Sunnyside

Max (as Jonathan Gries)

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

Billy

Americons

Franklin

Pass the Light

Hoyt

Skinwalker Ranch

Tom

The Chicken Chronicles

Bits

Principal Thomas

Endgame

John D. Lee

September Dawn

Greg

The Axe Murders of Villisca

Lew Schätze

The Knife Thrower

Bobby Sweet

Number One with a Bullet

Himself

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

Azzolini

Rainbow Drive

Greg Lipstein

Noobz

Dirty Curt

High School U.S.A.

Jon Waters

All About the Money

Gus

Falsely Accused

Alan Swayzie

Kill Me Again

Horace

Will Penny

William Garretson

Helter Skelter

Rob Sundheimer

Ed and His Dead Mother

Dizzy Dean

Durant's Never Closes

Sam Austin

Glass Jaw

Pierce

The Snow Walker

Gen Hoyt Vandenberg

인천상륙작전

Tim

3 Days with Dad

Donald Buckheim

Confessions of an Action Star

Leo Bandini

High School U.S.A.

Fathom

Chilcutt

The Sasquatch Gang

Byron's Theme

Tom Sutter

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Sheriff Ernie

Good Intentions

Bud

Wish Upon a Unicorn

Edgar

Crazy on the Outside

Carolina Caroline

Gunner S. Holbrook

Solvent

Early Dunchamp

The Smell of Success

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-06-17

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

Also Known As

Jonathan Francis Gries