Jon Gries

ActorDirectorProduction Jun 17 (age 68) Glendale, California, USA 1967–2026 (59 year career)

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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

Film

Taken

Mark Casey

Film

Men in Black

Van Driver

Film

Taken 2

Mark Casey

Film

Taken 3

Mark Casey

Film

The White Lotus

Greg Hunt

Film

Napoleon Dynamite

Uncle Rico

Film

The Rundown

Harvey

Film

Get Shorty

Ronnie Wingate

Filmography

Acting (135)

Movies (95)

Carolina Caroline

2026 Upcoming

Jun 5

Bits

2024

2.0

Solvent

2024

as Gunner S. Holbrook

5.0

Only the Good Survive

2023

as Cult Leader

Wish Upon a Unicorn

2020

as Bud

6.9

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

as Self

3 Days with Dad

as Tim

Glass Jaw

as Sam Austin

All About the Money

as Jon Waters

The Axe Murders of Villisca

as Greg

Operation Chromite

as Hoyt Vandenberg

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

as Himself

Falsely Accused

as Gus

Durant's Never Closes

as Dizzy Dean

Endgame

as Principal Thomas

Americons

as Billy

Pass the Light

as Franklin

Taken 3

as Mark Casey

The Last Survivors

as Carson

Faults

as Terry

Bad Turn Worse

as Sheriff Shep

Eternity: The Movie

as Barry Goldfield, Jr.

Locker 13

as Archie

A True Story

as Richard Simpkins

Skinwalker Ranch

as Hoyt

Noobz

as Greg Lipstein

Byron's Theme

Taken 2

as Mark Casey

Deep in the Heart

as Dick Wallrath

Five Time Champion

as Melvin Glee

Unicorn City

as Shadow Hawk

The Smell of Success

as Early Dunchamp

Natural Selection

as Peter

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

as Tom Sutter

Crazy on the Outside

as Edgar

Good Intentions

as Sheriff Ernie

Elsewhere

as Mr. Tod

Taken

as Mark Casey

Around June

as Murry

South of Heaven

as Hood 1

Bar Starz

as Ricky Fabulous

So Long Jimmy

as Levi Franklin

The Astronaut Farmer

2007

as FBI Agent Killbourne

September Dawn

as John D. Lee

The Comebacks

as Barber

Frank

as Colin York

American Pastime

as Ed Tully

Fathom

The Sasquatch Gang

as Chilcutt

Stick It

as Brice Graham

Car Babes

as Gary

Last Best Chance

as Bernard Wheeler

Waterborne

as Ritter

Confessions of an Action Star

as Donald Buckheim

Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico

The Rundown

as Harvey

Northfork

as Arnold

The Big Empty

as Elron

The Snow Walker

as Pierce

The Beatnicks

as B Cool

Jackpot

as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

6.6

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

as Broots

The Pretender 2001

as Broots

Twin Falls Idaho

as Lawyer Jay Harrison

Men in Black

as Van Driver

Casualties

as Bill Summers

The Maze

as Dr. Holmes

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

as Steve

Get Shorty

as Ronnie Wingate

Ed and His Dead Mother

1993

as Rob Sundheimer

5.4

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)

Fever

as Bobby

The Grifters

as Drunk's Friend

Rainbow Drive

as Azzolini

Kill Me Again

as Alan Swayzie

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

1989

as Max (as Jonathan Gries)

Fright Night Part 2

as Louie

The Monster Squad

as Desperate Man

Number One with a Bullet

as Bobby Sweet

Running Scared

as Det. Tony Montoya

TerrorVision

as OD

Real Genius

as Lazlo Hollyfeld

High School U.S.A.

as Leo Bandini

Joysticks

as King Vidiot

High School U.S.A.

as Dirty Curt

September Gun

as Brian Brian

Sunnyside

as Wild Child

More American Graffiti

as Ron

Swap Meet

as Doug

The Chicken Chronicles

as Tom

Helter Skelter

as William Garretson

Will Penny

as Horace

The Knife Thrower

as Lew Schätze

Tuesday's Flu

Bicentennial Curious

as Mick Jones

Television (40)

Devil May Cry

2025

as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)

Fallout

as Biff

It's Florida, Man.

as Denver

The White Lotus

as Greg Hunt

The White Lotus

as Greg Hunt

Dream Corp LLC

as Dr. Roberts

The Bridge

as Bob

Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico

Hawaii Five-0

as Liam Miller

Nikita

as The Engineer

Sons of Anarchy

as Magoo

Psych

as Strabinsky

Supernatural

as Martin Creaser

Lost

as Roger Linus

CSI: NY

as Jim Warren

Cold Case

as Bill Shepard

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Las Vegas

as Greg Walker

Carnivàle

as Texas Ranger

as Joseph Wald

The Pretender

as Broots

Strange Luck

as Henry Bloom

as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith

Chicago Hope

as Jack Kimball

The X-Files

as Salvatore Matola

Bakersfield P.D.

as Ray Coombs

Martin

as Shawn McDermott

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Dope Dealer

Seinfeld

as Homeless Man

Quantum Leap

as Flash McGrath

Tattingers

Tour of Duty

Jake and the Fatman

L.A. Law

as Hotel Desk Clerk

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Shelter Skelter")

Cagney & Lacey

Falcon Crest

as Stone

240-Robert

Mulligan's Stew

The Jeffersons

Crew (3)

Movies (2)

Pickin' and Grinnin'

Director

Twin Falls Idaho

Associate Producer

Television (1)

The Pretender

1996

Director

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