Jon Gries

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-06-17 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

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.

Acting

1997

Men in Black

as Van Driver

2003

The Rundown

as Harvey

1991

Fever

as Bobby

2006

Stick It

as Brice Graham

2007

The Comebacks

as Barber

2006

Car Babes

as Gary

2007

The Astronaut Farmer

as FBI Agent Killbourne

1986

1995

Get Shorty

as Ronnie Wingate

2004

Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico

2008

Taken

as Mark Casey

2003

Northfork

as Arnold

2012

Five Time Champion

as Melvin Glee

1983

Joysticks

as King Vidiot

2001

1987

The Monster Squad

as Desperate Man

2009

Elsewhere

as Mr. Tod

2007

Frank

as Colin York

1985

Real Genius

as Lazlo Hollyfeld

2003

1986

Running Scared

as Det. Tony Montoya

2007

American Pastime

as Ed Tully

1990

The Grifters

as Drunk's Friend

2008

Around June

as Murry

2012

Taken 2

as Mark Casey

2008

1979

Swap Meet

as Doug

2011

2012

Unicorn City

as Shadow Hawk

1997

The Maze

as Dr. Holmes

2008

Bar Starz

as Ricky Fabulous

2016

Operation Chromite

as Hoyt Vandenberg

1983

September Gun

as Brian Brian

2012

Deep in the Heart

as Dick Wallrath

2001

Jackpot

as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

2014

Bad Turn Worse

as Sheriff Shep

2013

A True Story

as Richard Simpkins

2014

Locker 13

as Archie

2014

Faults

as Terry

2014

Eternity: The Movie

as Barry Goldfield, Jr.

2005

Waterborne

as Ritter

2005

Waterborne

as Carlton

1997

Casualties

as Bill Summers

2014

2005

Last Best Chance

as Bernard Wheeler

1999

Twin Falls Idaho

as Lawyer Jay Harrison

2023

Only the Good Survive

as Cult Leader

2014

Taken 3

as Mark Casey

1979

Sunnyside

as Wild Child

1989

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

as Max (as Jonathan Gries)

2015

Pass the Light

as Franklin

2013

2024

2015

Endgame

as Principal Thomas

2007

September Dawn

as John D. Lee

-

The Knife Thrower

as Lew Schätze

1987

1990

Rainbow Drive

as Azzolini

2013

Noobz

as Greg Lipstein

1983

High School U.S.A.

as Dirty Curt

2017

All About the Money

as Jon Waters

2016

1989

Kill Me Again

as Alan Swayzie

1967

Will Penny

as Horace

1976

Helter Skelter

as William Garretson

1993

Ed and His Dead Mother

as Rob Sundheimer

2016

2018

Glass Jaw

as Sam Austin

2016

Operation Chromite

as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg

2003

2019

2005

1984

High School U.S.A.

as Leo Bandini

2007

2006

2010

Good Intentions

as Sheriff Ernie

2024

Solvent

as Gunner S. Holbrook

2011

The Smell of Success

as Early Dunchamp

2002

The Beatnicks

as B Cool

Production

2010

1999

Twin Falls Idaho

as Associate Producer

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