Acting
Jon Gries
Born Jun 17, 1957 · Glendale, California, USA
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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Acting
The Knife Thrower
Drama · Crime
Carolina Caroline
2026
Crime · Drama · Romance
Tuesday's Flu
2025
Devil May Cry
2025
Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
It's Florida, Man.
2024
Comedy · Drama
Solvent
2024
Horror · Drama · Mystery
Fallout
2024
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Bits
2024
Drama · Horror · Thriller
Only the Good Survive
2023
Thriller · Comedy · Horror
The White Lotus
2021
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020
Adventure · Family · Fantasy
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Documentary · Comedy
3 Days with Dad
2019
Comedy
Glass Jaw
2018
Drama · Thriller
All About the Money
2017
Comedy · Action · Adventure
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017
Horror
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
Documentary
Dream Corp LLC
2016
Comedy
Operation Chromite
2016
History · Drama · War
Falsely Accused
2016
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Durant's Never Closes
2016
Drama · Crime
Endgame
2015
Drama
Pass the Light
2015
Family · Drama · Comedy
Americons
2015
Drama · Action · Crime
Taken 3
2014
Thriller · Action
Bad Turn Worse
2014
Thriller · Crime · Drama
The Last Survivors
2014
Thriller · Action · Science Fiction
Locker 13
2014
Horror · Drama · Thriller
Eternity: The Movie
2014
Comedy · Music
Faults
2014
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Skinwalker Ranch
2013
Thriller · Horror · Science Fiction
Byron's Theme
2013
Drama · Comedy
A True Story
2013
Comedy
The Bridge
2013
Drama · Crime
Noobz
2013
Comedy · Adventure
Taken 2
2012
Action · Crime · Thriller
Unicorn City
2012
Comedy · Romance
Five Time Champion
2012
Drama
Napoleon Dynamite
2012
Animation · Comedy
Deep in the Heart
2012
Drama
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
Western
The Smell of Success
2011
Comedy
Natural Selection
2011
Comedy · Drama · Adventure
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Nikita
2010
Drama · Action & Adventure
Good Intentions
2010
Comedy
Crazy on the Outside
2010
Comedy · Romance · Crime
Elsewhere
2009
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Around June
2008
Animation · Drama · Fantasy
So Long Jimmy
2008
Comedy
South of Heaven
2008
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Crime · Drama
Bar Starz
2008
Comedy
Taken
2008
Action · Thriller
Frank
2007
Family · Drama
The Comebacks
2007
Comedy
September Dawn
2007
Drama · History · Western
American Pastime
2007
Drama
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Science Fiction · Adventure · Comedy
Car Babes
2006
Comedy
Psych
2006
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Stick It
2006
Comedy · Drama
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
Comedy · Adventure · Drama
Supernatural
2005
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Waterborne
2005
Action · Drama · Thriller
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
Action · Comedy
Last Best Chance
2005
Drama · Thriller · Documentary
CSI: NY
2004
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Lost
2004
Mystery · Action & Adventure · Drama
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
Comedy
Cold Case
2003
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Rundown
2003
Adventure · Action · Comedy
Las Vegas
2003
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
Carnivàle
2003
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
The Snow Walker
2003
Adventure · Drama
Northfork
2003
Fantasy · Drama
The Big Empty
2003
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
The Beatnicks
2002
Drama · Comedy
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
TV Movie · Action · Crime
24
2001
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Jackpot
2001
Drama · Music · Comedy
The Pretender 2001
2001
TV Movie · Action · Mystery
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
Drama · Romance
Men in Black
1997
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Casualties
1997
Drama · Thriller
The Maze
1997
The Pretender
1996
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Get Shorty
1995
Comedy · Thriller · Crime
Strange Luck
1995
Mystery · Drama
ER
1994
Drama
Chicago Hope
1994
Soap · Drama
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
Comedy
The X-Files
1993
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
Comedy · Horror
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
Western · Comedy · TV Movie
Martin
1992
Comedy · Drama
Fever
1991
Thriller · Drama · TV Movie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Drama
The Grifters
1990
Crime · Drama
Rainbow Drive
1990
Thriller · Crime · TV Movie
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
Comedy
Kill Me Again
1989
Thriller · Crime
Seinfeld
1989
Comedy
Quantum Leap
1989
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Horror · Comedy
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Tour of Duty
1987
War & Politics · Drama · Action & Adventure
The Monster Squad
1987
Comedy · Action · Fantasy
Number One with a Bullet
1987
Action · Comedy · Crime
L.A. Law
1986
Drama · War & Politics
Running Scared
1986
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
TerrorVision
1986
Horror · Science Fiction · Comedy
The Twilight Zone
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Real Genius
1985
Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction
High School U.S.A.
1984
Comedy · TV Movie
High School U.S.A.
1983
TV Movie · Romance · Comedy
September Gun
1983
TV Movie · Western · Comedy
Joysticks
1983
Comedy
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Crime · Drama
Falcon Crest
1981
Soap · Drama · Family
Swap Meet
1979
Comedy
240-Robert
1979
Drama
More American Graffiti
1979
Comedy · Drama · War
Sunnyside
1979
Drama · Action
The Chicken Chronicles
1977
Comedy
Helter Skelter
1976
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Jeffersons
1975
Comedy · Family
Will Penny
1967
Western · Romance
Directed
The Pretender
1996
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy