Person
Jon Gries
Acting · Born 1957-06-17 · Glendale, California, USA
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
Martin Creaser
Lost
Roger Linus
Seinfeld
Homeless Man
Hawaii Five-0
Liam Miller
The X-Files
Salvatore Matola
24
Joseph Wald
Sons of Anarchy
Magoo
Psych
Strabinsky
The White Lotus
Greg Hunt
ER
Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith
Filmography
- 2026Carolina CarolineHank Daniels
- 2025Tuesday's Flu
- 2025Devil May CryPres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)
- 2024It's Florida, Man.Denver
- 2024SolventGunner S. Holbrook
- 2024FalloutBiff
- 2024Bits
- 2023Only the Good SurviveCult Leader
- 2021The White LotusGreg Hunt
- 2020Wish Upon a UnicornBud
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampSelf
- 20193 Days with DadTim
- 2018Glass JawSam Austin
- 2017All About the MoneyJon Waters
- 2017The Axe Murders of VilliscaGreg
- 2016You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright NightHimself
- 2016Dream Corp LLCDr. Roberts
- 2016Operation ChromiteHoyt Vandenberg
- 2016Falsely AccusedGus
- 2016Durant's Never ClosesDizzy Dean
- 2015EndgamePrincipal Thomas
- 2015Pass the LightFranklin
- 2015AmericonsBilly
- 2014Taken 3Mark Casey
- 2014Bad Turn WorseSheriff Shep
- 2014The Last SurvivorsCarson
- 2014Locker 13Archie
- 2014Eternity: The MovieBarry Goldfield, Jr.
- 2014FaultsTerry
- 2013Skinwalker RanchHoyt
- 2013Byron's Theme
- 2013A True StoryRichard Simpkins
- 2013The BridgeBob
- 2013NoobzGreg Lipstein
- 2012Taken 2Mark Casey
- 2012Unicorn CityShadow Hawk
- 2012Five Time ChampionMelvin Glee
- 2012Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico (voice)
- 2012Deep in the HeartDick Wallrath
- 2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadTom Sutter
- 2011The Smell of SuccessEarly Dunchamp
- 2011Natural SelectionPeter
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Liam Miller
- 2010NikitaThe Engineer
- 2010Pickin' and Grinnin'Director
- 2010Good IntentionsSheriff Ernie
- 2010Crazy on the OutsideEdgar
- 2009ElsewhereMr. Tod
- 2008Around JuneMurry
- 2008So Long JimmyLevi Franklin
- 2008South of HeavenHood 1
- 2008Sons of AnarchyMagoo
- 2008Bar StarzRicky Fabulous
- 2008TakenMark Casey
- 2007FrankColin York
- 2007The ComebacksBarber
- 2007Fathom
- 2007September DawnJohn D. Lee
- 2007American PastimeEd Tully
- 2007The Astronaut FarmerFBI Agent Killbourne
- 2006Car BabesGary
- 2006PsychStrabinsky
- 2006Stick ItBrice Graham
- 2006The Sasquatch GangChilcutt
- 2005SupernaturalMartin Creaser
- 2005WaterborneRitter
- 2005Confessions of an Action StarDonald Buckheim
- 2005Last Best ChanceBernard Wheeler
- 2004CSI: NYJim Warren
- 2004LostRoger Linus
- 2004Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico
- 2003Cold CaseBill Shepard
- 2003The RundownHarvey
- 2003Las VegasGreg Walker
- 2003CarnivàleTexas Ranger
- 2003The Snow WalkerPierce
- 2003NorthforkArnold
- 2003The Big EmptyElron
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
- 2002The BeatnicksB Cool
- 2001The Pretender: Island of the HauntedBroots
- 200124Joseph Wald
- 2001JackpotSunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
- 2001The Pretender 2001Broots
- 1999Twin Falls IdahoLawyer Jay Harrison
- 1997Men in BlackVan Driver
- 1997CasualtiesBill Summers
- 1997The MazeDr. Holmes
- 1996The PretenderBroots
- 1996Race Against Time: The Search for SarahSteve
- 1995Get ShortyRonnie Wingate
- 1995Strange LuckHenry Bloom
- 1994FeverBobby
- 1994ERDefense Attorney Marty Nesmith
- 1994Chicago HopeJack Kimball
- 1993Bakersfield P.D.Ray Coombs
- 1993The X-FilesSalvatore Matola
- 1993Ed and His Dead MotherRob Sundheimer
- 1992Four Eyes and Six-GunsDeputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1992MartinShawn McDermott
- 1990Beverly Hills, 90210Dope Dealer
- 1990The GriftersDrunk's Friend
- 1990Rainbow DriveAzzolini
- 1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogMax (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1989Kill Me AgainAlan Swayzie
- 1989SeinfeldHomeless Man
- 1989Quantum LeapFlash McGrath
- 1988Tattingers
- 1988Fright Night Part 2Louie
- 1987Jake and the Fatman
- 1987Tour of Duty
- 1987The Monster SquadDesperate Man
- 1987Number One with a BulletBobby Sweet
- 1986L.A. LawHotel Desk Clerk
- 1986Running ScaredDet. Tony Montoya
- 1986TerrorVisionO.D.
- 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Shelter Skelter")
- 1985Real GeniusLazlo Hollyfeld
- 1984High School U.S.A.Leo Bandini
- 1983High School U.S.A.Dirty Curt
- 1983September GunBrian Brian
- 1983JoysticksKing Vidiot
- 1982Cagney & Lacey
- 1981Falcon CrestStone
- 1979Swap MeetDoug
- 1979240-Robert
- 1979More American GraffitiRon
- 1979SunnysideWild Child
- 1977Mulligan's Stew
- 1977The Chicken ChroniclesTom
- 1976Helter SkelterWilliam Garretson
- 1975The Jeffersons
- 1967Will PennyHorace
- —The Knife ThrowerLew Schätze
- —Bicentennial CuriousMick Jones
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