Jon Gries
94 movies · 38 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 17, 1957 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Glendale, California, USA
- Also known as
- Jonathan Francis Gries · Jon Francis · Johnathan Gries · John 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.
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Jon Gries: movies and TV shows
Acting (131)
- Upcoming The Knife Thrower
as Lew Schätze
- Upcoming Bicentennial Curious
as Mick Jones
- 2026 Carolina Caroline
as Hank Daniels
- 2025
- 2025 Devil May Cry · TV
as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) / Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice) / Hopper / Protester (voice) / Hopper / Demon 1 (voice) · 4 episodes
- 2024
- 2024 Solvent
as Gunner S. Holbrook
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023 Only the Good Survive
as Cult Leader
- 2021
- 2020 Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Bud
- 2019 3 Days with Dad
as Tim
- 2018 Glass Jaw
as Sam Austin
- 2017 All About the Money
as Jon Waters
- 2017 The Axe Murders of Villisca
as Greg
- 2016
- 2016 Operation Chromite
as Hoyt Vandenberg
- 2016 Falsely Accused
as Gus
- 2016 Durant's Never Closes
as Dizzy Dean
- 2015 Endgame
as Principal Thomas
- 2015 Pass the Light
as Franklin
- 2015 Americons
as Billy
- 2014 Taken 3
as Mark Casey
- 2014 Bad Turn Worse
as Sheriff Shep
- 2014 The Last Survivors
as Carson
- 2014 Locker 13
as Archie
- 2014 Eternity: The Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
- 2014 Faults
as Terry
- 2013 Skinwalker Ranch
as Hoyt
- 2013
- 2013 A True Story
as Richard Simpkins
- 2013
- 2013 Noobz
as Greg Lipstein
- 2012 Taken 2
as Mark Casey
- 2012 Unicorn City
as Shadow Hawk
- 2012 Five Time Champion
as Melvin Glee
- 2012
- 2012 Deep in the Heart
as Dick Wallrath
- 2011 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Tom Sutter
- 2011 The Smell of Success
as Early Dunchamp
- 2011 Natural Selection
as Peter
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010 Good Intentions
as Sheriff Ernie
- 2010 Crazy on the Outside
as Edgar
- 2009 Elsewhere
as Mr. Tod
- 2008 Around June
as Murry
- 2008 So Long Jimmy
as Levi Franklin
- 2008 South of Heaven
as Hood 1
- 2008
- 2008 Bar Starz
as Ricky Fabulous
- 2008 Taken
as Mark Casey
- 2007 Frank
as Colin York
- 2007 The Comebacks
as Barber
- 2007
- 2007 September Dawn
as John D. Lee
- 2007 American Pastime
as Ed Tully
- 2007 The Astronaut Farmer
as FBI Agent Killbourne
- 2006 Car Babes
as Gary
- 2006
- 2006 Stick It
as Brice Graham
- 2006 The Sasquatch Gang
as Chilcutt
- 2005
- 2005 Waterborne
as Ritter
- 2005 Confessions of an Action Star
as Donald Buckheim
- 2005 Last Best Chance
as Bernard Wheeler
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico
- 2003
- 2003 The Rundown
as Harvey
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 The Snow Walker
as Pierce
- 2003 Northfork
as Arnold
- 2003 The Big Empty
as Elron
- 2002 The Beatnicks
as B Cool
- 2001 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Broots
- 2001
- 2001 Jackpot
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
- 2001 The Pretender 2001
as Broots
- 1999 Twin Falls Idaho
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
- 1997 Men in Black
as Van Driver
- 1997 Casualties
as Bill Summers
- 1997 The Maze
as Dr. Holmes
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 Get Shorty
as Ronnie Wingate
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rob Sundheimer
- 1992 Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1992
- 1991 Fever
as Bobby
- 1990
- 1990 The Grifters
as Drunk's Friend
- 1990 Rainbow Drive
as Azzolini
- 1989 Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
- 1989 Kill Me Again
as Alan Swayzie
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988 Fright Night Part 2
as Louie
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 The Monster Squad
as Desperate Man
- 1987 Number One with a Bullet
as Bobby Sweet
- 1986
- 1986 Running Scared
as Det. Tony Montoya
- 1986 TerrorVision
as O.D.
- 1985
- 1985 Real Genius
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
- 1984 High School U.S.A.
as Leo Bandini
- 1983 High School U.S.A.
as Dirty Curt
- 1983 September Gun
as Brian Brian
- 1983 Joysticks
as King Vidiot
- 1982
- 1981
- 1979 Swap Meet
as Doug
- 1979
- 1979 More American Graffiti
as Ron
- 1979 Sunnyside
as Wild Child
- 1977
- 1977 The Chicken Chronicles
as Tom
- 1976 Helter Skelter
as William Garretson
- 1975
- 1967 Will Penny
as Horace
Behind the camera (3)
- 2010 Pickin' and Grinnin'
Director
- 1999 Twin Falls Idaho
Associate Producer
- 1996
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2020
- 2016
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode