Jon Gries

Actor

Jon Gries

Born June 17, 1957 in Glendale, California, USA93 films

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.

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Napoleon Dynamite posterFirst watchNapoleon Dynamite20046.8as Uncle RicoA major role.A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.View film

Essential films

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Stick It poster6.8Stick It2006Fright Night Part 2 poster6.4Fright Night Part 21988Faults poster6.6Faults2014The Snow Walker poster7.0The Snow Walker2003Carolina Caroline poster6.7Carolina Caroline2026Kill Me Again poster6.2Kill Me Again1989TerrorVision poster5.7TerrorVision1986Bad Turn Worse poster5.4Bad Turn Worse2014

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Taken poster7.4Taken2008Taken 2 poster6.4Taken 22012Taken 3 poster6.3Taken 32014

Filmography

93 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Knife ThrowerLew Schätze
  2. TBABicentennial CuriousMick Jones
  3. 2026Carolina CarolineHank Daniels
  4. 2025Tuesday's Flu
  5. 2024SolventGunner S. Holbrook
  6. 2024Bits
  7. 2023Only the Good SurviveCult Leader
  8. 2020Wish Upon a UnicornBud
  9. 20193 Days with DadTim
  10. 2018Glass JawSam Austin
  11. 2017All About the MoneyJon Waters
  12. 2017GenaJonah
  13. 2017The Axe Murders of VilliscaGreg
  14. 2016Operation ChromiteHoyt Vandenberg
  15. 2016Falsely AccusedGus
  16. 2016Durant's Never ClosesDizzy Dean
  17. 2015EndgamePrincipal Thomas
  18. 2015Pass the LightFranklin
  19. 2015AmericonsBilly
  20. 2014Taken 3Mark Casey
  21. 2014Bad Turn WorseSheriff Shep
  22. 2014The Last SurvivorsCarson
  23. 2014Locker 13Archie
  24. 2014Eternity: The MovieBarry Goldfield, Jr.
  25. 2014FaultsTerry
  26. 2013Skinwalker RanchHoyt
  27. 2013Byron's Theme
  28. 2013A True StoryRichard Simpkins
  29. 2013NoobzGreg Lipstein
  30. 2012Taken 2Mark Casey
  31. 2012Unicorn CityShadow Hawk
  32. 2012Five Time ChampionMelvin Glee
  33. 2012Deep in the HeartDick Wallrath
  34. 2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadTom Sutter
  35. 2011The Smell of SuccessEarly Dunchamp
  36. 2011Natural SelectionPeter
  37. 2010Good IntentionsSheriff Ernie
  38. 2010Crazy on the OutsideEdgar
  39. 2009ElsewhereMr. Tod
  40. 2008Around JuneMurry
  41. 2008So Long JimmyLevi Franklin
  42. 2008South of HeavenHood 1
  43. 2008Bar StarzRicky Fabulous
  44. 2008TakenMark Casey
  45. 2007FrankColin York
  46. 2007The ComebacksBarber
  47. 2007Fathom
  48. 2007September DawnJohn D. Lee
  49. 2007American PastimeEd Tully
  50. 2007The Astronaut FarmerFBI Agent Killbourne
  51. 2006Car BabesGary
  52. 2006Stick ItBrice Graham
  53. 2006The Sasquatch GangChilcutt
  54. 2005WaterborneRitter
  55. 2005Confessions of an Action StarDonald Buckheim
  56. 2004Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico
  57. 2003The RundownHarvey
  58. 2003The Snow WalkerPierce
  59. 2003NorthforkArnold
  60. 2003The Big EmptyElron
  61. 2002The BeatnicksB Cool
  62. 2001The Pretender: Island of the HauntedBroots
  63. 2001JackpotSunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
  64. 2001The Pretender 2001Broots
  65. 1999Twin Falls IdahoLawyer Jay Harrison
  66. 1997Men in BlackVan Driver
  67. 1997CasualtiesBill Summers
  68. 1997The MazeDr. Holmes
  69. 1996Race Against Time: The Search for SarahSteve
  70. 1995Get ShortyRonnie Wingate
  71. 1993Ed and His Dead MotherRob Sundheimer
  72. 1992Four Eyes and Six-GunsDeputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
  73. 1991FeverBobby
  74. 1990The GriftersDrunk's Friend
  75. 1990Rainbow DriveAzzolini
  76. 1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogMax (as Jonathan Gries)
  77. 1989Kill Me AgainAlan Swayzie
  78. 1988Fright Night Part 2Louie
  79. 1987The Monster SquadDesperate Man
  80. 1987Number One with a BulletBobby Sweet
  81. 1986Running ScaredDet. Tony Montoya
  82. 1986TerrorVisionO.D.
  83. 1985Real GeniusLazlo Hollyfeld
  84. 1984High School U.S.A.Leo Bandini
  85. 1983High School U.S.A.Dirty Curt
  86. 1983September GunBrian Brian
  87. 1983JoysticksKing Vidiot
  88. 1979Swap MeetDoug
  89. 1979More American GraffitiRon
  90. 1979SunnysideWild Child
  91. 1977The Chicken ChroniclesTom
  92. 1976Helter SkelterWilliam Garretson
  93. 1967Will PennyHorace