Acting
Jon Gries
Born June 17, 1957 · Glendale, California, USA
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
7.2 TMDB
Men in Black
Van Driver
7.4 TMDB
Taken
Mark Casey
8.3 TMDB
Supernatural
Martin Creaser
6.4 TMDB
Taken 2
Mark Casey
6.3 TMDB
Taken 3
Mark Casey
8.0 TMDB
Lost
Roger Linus
8.4 TMDB
The X-Files
Salvatore Matola
8.4 TMDB
Sons of Anarchy
Magoo
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Fallout
Biff
8.3 TMDB
Seinfeld
Homeless Man
6.8 TMDB
Napoleon Dynamite
Uncle Rico
6.4 TMDB
The Rundown
Harvey
7.7 TMDB
Hawaii Five-0
Liam Miller
7.8 TMDB
24
Joseph Wald
7.6 TMDB
The White Lotus
Greg Hunt
6.5 TMDB
Get Shorty
Ronnie Wingate
7.9 TMDB
Psych
Strabinsky
7.8 TMDB
ER
Marty Nesmith
7.3 TMDB
Beverly Hills, 90210
Dope Dealer
8.0 TMDB
Quantum Leap
Flash McGrath
Filmography
- 2026Carolina CarolineHank DanielsMovie
- 2025Devil May CryPres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice), Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice), Hopper / Protester (voice), Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)Series
- 2024It's Florida, Man.DenverSeries
- 2024SolventGunner S. HolbrookMovie
- 2024FalloutBiffSeries
- 2021The White LotusGreg HuntSeries
- 2020Wish Upon a UnicornBudMovie
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampSelfMovie
- 20193 Days with DadTimMovie
- 2018Glass JawSam AustinMovie
- 2017All About the MoneyJon WatersMovie
- 2017The Axe Murders of VilliscaGregMovie
- 2016You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright NightHimselfMovie
- 2016Dream Corp LLCDr. RobertsSeries
- 2016Operation ChromiteHoyt VandenbergMovie
- 2016Falsely AccusedGusMovie
- 2015EndgamePrincipal ThomasMovie
- 2015Pass the LightFranklinMovie
- 2015AmericonsBillyMovie
- 2014Taken 3Mark CaseyMovie
- 2014Bad Turn WorseSheriff ShepMovie
- 2014The Last SurvivorsCarsonMovie
- 2014Locker 13ArchieMovie
- 2014Eternity: The MovieBarry Goldfield, Jr.Movie
- 2014FaultsTerryMovie
- 2013Skinwalker RanchHoytMovie
- 2013A True StoryRichard SimpkinsMovie
- 2013The BridgeBobSeries
- 2013NoobzGreg LipsteinMovie
- 2012Taken 2Mark CaseyMovie
- 2012Unicorn CityShadow HawkMovie
- 2012Five Time ChampionMelvin GleeMovie
- 2012Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico (voice)Series
- 2012Deep in the HeartDick WallrathMovie
- 2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadTom SutterMovie
- 2011The Smell of SuccessEarly DunchampMovie
- 2011Natural SelectionPeterMovie
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Liam MillerSeries
- 2010NikitaThe EngineerSeries
- 2010Good IntentionsSheriff ErnieMovie
- 2010Crazy on the OutsideEdgarMovie
- 2009ElsewhereMr. TodMovie
- 2008South of HeavenHood 1Movie
- 2008Sons of AnarchyMagooSeries
- 2008Bar StarzRicky FabulousMovie
- 2008TakenMark CaseyMovie
- 2007FrankColin YorkMovie
- 2007The ComebacksBarberMovie
- 2007September DawnJohn D. LeeMovie
- 2007American PastimeEd TullyMovie
- 2007The Astronaut FarmerFBI Agent KillbourneMovie
- 2006Car BabesGaryMovie
- 2006PsychStrabinskySeries
- 2006Stick ItBrice GrahamMovie
- 2006The Sasquatch GangChilcuttMovie
- 2005SupernaturalMartin CreaserSeries
- 2005WaterborneRitterMovie
- 2005Confessions of an Action StarDonald BuckheimMovie
- 2005Last Best ChanceBernard WheelerMovie
- 2004LostRoger LinusSeries
- 2004CSI: NYJim WarrenSeries
- 2004Napoleon DynamiteUncle RicoMovie
- 2003Cold CaseBill ShepardSeries
- 2003The RundownHarveyMovie
- 2003Las VegasGreg WalkerSeries
- 2003CarnivàleTexas RangerSeries
- 2003The Snow WalkerPierceMovie
- 2003NorthforkArnoldMovie
- 2003The Big EmptyElronMovie
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
- 2002The BeatnicksB CoolMovie
- 2001The Pretender: Island of the HauntedBrootsMovie
- 200124Joseph WaldSeries
- 2001JackpotSunny Holiday / Glen Allen JohnsonMovie
- 2001The Pretender 2001BrootsMovie
- 1999Twin Falls IdahoLawyer Jay Harrison, Associate ProducerMovie
- 1997Men in BlackVan DriverMovie
- 1997CasualtiesBill SummersMovie
- 1996The PretenderBroots, DirectorSeries
- 1995Get ShortyRonnie WingateMovie
- 1995Strange LuckHenry BloomSeries
- 1994ERMarty NesmithSeries
- 1994Chicago HopeJack KimballSeries
- 1993Bakersfield P.D.Ray CoombsSeries
- 1993The X-FilesSalvatore MatolaSeries
- 1993Ed and His Dead MotherRob SundheimerMovie
- 1992Four Eyes and Six-GunsDeputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)Movie
- 1992MartinShawn McDermott, Shawn McDermott /InnkeeperSeries
- 1991FeverBobbyMovie
- 1990Beverly Hills, 90210Dope DealerSeries
- 1990The GriftersDrunk's FriendMovie
- 1990Rainbow DriveAzzoliniMovie
- 1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogMax (as Jonathan Gries)Movie
- 1989Kill Me AgainAlan SwayzieMovie
- 1989SeinfeldHomeless ManSeries
- 1989Quantum LeapFlash McGrathSeries
- 1988Fright Night Part 2LouieMovie
- 1987Jake and the FatmanSeries
- 1987Tour of DutySeries
- 1987The Monster SquadDesperate ManMovie
- 1987Number One with a BulletBobby SweetMovie
- 1986L.A. LawHotel Desk ClerkSeries
- 1986Running ScaredDet. Tony MontoyaMovie
- 1986TerrorVisionO.D.Movie
- 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Shelter Skelter")Series
- 1985Real GeniusLazlo HollyfeldMovie
- 1984High School U.S.A.Leo BandiniMovie
- 1983High School U.S.A.Dirty CurtMovie
- 1983September GunBrian BrianMovie
- 1983JoysticksKing VidiotMovie
- 1982Cagney & LaceySeries
- 1981Falcon CrestStoneSeries
- 1979Swap MeetDougMovie
- 1979240-RobertBradSeries
- 1979More American GraffitiRonMovie
- 1979SunnysideWild ChildMovie
- 1977The Chicken ChroniclesTomMovie
- 1976Helter SkelterWilliam GarretsonMovie
- 1975The JeffersonsSeries
- 1967Will PennyHoraceMovie