Jon Gries
Born 1957
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.
137
Filmography
0
Slates Featured
Filmography
Movies 95
Carolina Caroline(2026)
Tuesday's Flu(2025)
Solvent(2024)
as Gunner S. Holbrook
Bits(2024)
Only the Good Survive(2023)
as Cult Leader
Wish Upon a Unicorn(2020)
as Bud
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp(2020)
as Self
3 Days with Dad(2019)
as Tim
Glass Jaw(2018)
as Sam Austin
All About the Money(2017)
as Jon Waters
The Axe Murders of Villisca(2017)
as Greg
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night(2016)
as Himself
Operation Chromite(2016)
as Hoyt Vandenberg
Falsely Accused(2016)
as Gus
Durant's Never Closes(2016)
as Dizzy Dean
Endgame(2015)
as Principal Thomas
Pass the Light(2015)
as Franklin
Americons(2015)
as Billy
Taken 3(2014)
as Mark Casey
Bad Turn Worse(2014)
as Sheriff Shep
The Last Survivors(2014)
as Carson
Locker 13(2014)
as Archie
Eternity: The Movie(2014)
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
Faults(2014)
as Terry
Skinwalker Ranch(2013)
as Hoyt
Byron's Theme(2013)
A True Story(2013)
as Richard Simpkins
Noobz(2013)
as Greg Lipstein
Taken 2(2012)
as Mark Casey
Unicorn City(2012)
as Shadow Hawk
Five Time Champion(2012)
as Melvin Glee
Deep in the Heart(2012)
as Dick Wallrath
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead(2011)
as Tom Sutter
The Smell of Success(2011)
as Early Dunchamp
Natural Selection(2011)
as Peter
Good Intentions(2010)
as Sheriff Ernie
Crazy on the Outside(2010)
as Edgar
Elsewhere(2009)
as Mr. Tod
Around June(2008)
as Murry
So Long Jimmy(2008)
as Levi Franklin
South of Heaven(2008)
as Hood 1
Bar Starz(2008)
as Ricky Fabulous
Taken(2008)
as Mark Casey
Frank(2007)
as Colin York
The Comebacks(2007)
as Barber
- Film
Fathom(2007)
September Dawn(2007)
as John D. Lee
American Pastime(2007)
as Ed Tully
The Astronaut Farmer(2007)
as FBI Agent Killbourne
Car Babes(2006)
as Gary
Stick It(2006)
as Brice Graham
The Sasquatch Gang(2006)
as Chilcutt
Waterborne(2005)
as Ritter
Confessions of an Action Star(2005)
as Donald Buckheim
Last Best Chance(2005)
as Bernard Wheeler
Napoleon Dynamite(2004)In catalog
as Uncle Rico
The Rundown(2003)
as Harvey
The Snow Walker(2003)
as Pierce
Northfork(2003)
as Arnold
The Big Empty(2003)
as Elron
The Beatnicks(2002)
as B Cool
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted(2001)
as Broots
Jackpot(2001)
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
The Pretender 2001(2001)
as Broots
Twin Falls Idaho(1999)
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
Men in Black(1997)
as Van Driver
Casualties(1997)
as Bill Summers
The Maze(1997)
as Dr. Holmes
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah(1996)
as Steve
Get Shorty(1995)
as Ronnie Wingate
Fever(1994)
as Bobby
Ed and His Dead Mother(1993)
as Rob Sundheimer
Four Eyes and Six-Guns(1992)
as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
The Grifters(1990)
as Drunk's Friend
Rainbow Drive(1990)
as Azzolini
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog(1989)
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Kill Me Again(1989)
as Alan Swayzie
Fright Night Part 2(1988)
as Louie
The Monster Squad(1987)
as Desperate Man
Number One with a Bullet(1987)
as Bobby Sweet
Running Scared(1986)
as Det. Tony Montoya
TerrorVision(1986)
as O.D.
Real Genius(1985)
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
High School U.S.A.(1984)
as Leo Bandini
High School U.S.A.(1983)
as Dirty Curt
September Gun(1983)
as Brian Brian
Joysticks(1983)
as King Vidiot
Swap Meet(1979)
as Doug
More American Graffiti(1979)
as Ron
Sunnyside(1979)
as Wild Child
The Chicken Chronicles(1977)
as Tom
Helter Skelter(1976)
as William Garretson
Will Penny(1967)
as Horace
The Knife Thrower
as Lew Schätze
- Film
Bicentennial Curious
as Mick Jones
Cast Away activity
Jon Grieshasn’t been picked in any published slate yet.
