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.

Known For: Acting

Birthday: 1957-06-17

Place of Birth: Glendale, California, USA

Also Known As: Jonathan Francis Gries, Jon Francis, Johnathan Gries, John Gries, Jonathan Gries, Jonathon Gries, Jonathan Francis "Jon" Gries

Jon Gries

Popular Movies

Men in Black (1997)

The Rundown (2003)

Fever (1991)

Stick It (2006)

The Comebacks (2007)

Car Babes (2006)

The Astronaut Farmer (2007)

TerrorVision (1986)

Get Shorty (1995)

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Taken (2008)

Northfork (2003)

Five Time Champion (2012)

Joysticks (1983)

The Pretender 2001 (2001)

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001)

The Monster Squad (1987)

Elsewhere (2009)

Frank (2007)

Real Genius (1985)

More American Graffiti (1979)

The Big Empty (2003)

Running Scared (1986)

American Pastime (2007)

Fright Night Part 2 (1988)

The Grifters (1990)

Around June (2008)

Taken 2 (2012)

South of Heaven (2008)

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)

Swap Meet (1979)

Natural Selection (2011)

Unicorn City (2012)

The Maze (1997)

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996)

Bar Starz (2008)

Operation Chromite (2016)

September Gun (1983)

Deep in the Heart (2012)

Jackpot (2001)

Bad Turn Worse (2014)

A True Story (2013)

Locker 13 (2014)

Faults (2014)

Eternity: The Movie (2014)

Waterborne (2005)

Waterborne (2005)

Casualties (1997)

The Last Survivors (2014)

Last Best Chance (2005)

Twin Falls Idaho (1999)

Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)

Only the Good Survive (2023)

Taken 3 (2014)

Sunnyside (1979)

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1989)

Americons (2015)

Pass the Light (2015)

Skinwalker Ranch (2013)

The Chicken Chronicles (1977)

Bits (2024)

Endgame (2015)

September Dawn (2007)

The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017)

The Knife Thrower (1970)

Number One with a Bullet (1987)

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016)

Rainbow Drive (1990)

Noobz (2013)

High School U.S.A. (1983)

All About the Money (2017)

Falsely Accused (2016)

Kill Me Again (1989)

Will Penny (1967)

Helter Skelter (1976)

Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)

Durant's Never Closes (2016)

Glass Jaw (2018)