Jon Gries

Jon Gries

66 · Born: Jun 17, 1957

Personal Details

Born Jun 17, 1957 Glendale, California, USA
Parents
  • Tom Gries
  • Mary Munday
Relatives
  • Cary Gries (Sibling)

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.

Career

2022
The White Lotus
The White Lotus as Greg Hunt
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2020
Wish Upon a Unicorn
Wish Upon a Unicorn as Bud
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2019
3 Days with Dad
3 Days with Dad as Tim
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2018
Glass Jaw
Glass Jaw as Sam Austin
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2017
The Axe Murders of Villisca
The Axe Murders of Villisca as Greg
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All About the Money
All About the Money as Jon Waters
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2016
Falsely Accused
Falsely Accused as Gus
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Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite
Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg
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Durant's Never Closes
Durant's Never Closes as Dizzy Dean
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Dream Corp LLC
Dream Corp LLC as Dr. Roberts
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2015
Pass the Light
Pass the Light as Franklin
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Americons
Americons as Billy
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Endgame
Endgame as Principal Thomas
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2014
Faults
Faults as Terry
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Bad Turn Worse
Bad Turn Worse as Sheriff Shep
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Eternity: The Movie
Eternity: The Movie as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
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The Last Survivors
The Last Survivors as Carson
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Locker 13
Locker 13 as Archie
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2013
Skinwalker Ranch
Skinwalker Ranch as Hoyt
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Noobz
Noobz as Greg Lipstein
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2012
Taken 2
Taken 2 as Casey
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Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart as Dick Wallrath
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5 Time Champion
5 Time Champion as Melvin Glee
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Unicorn City
Unicorn City as Shadow Hawk
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Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite
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2011
Natural Selection
Natural Selection as Peter
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Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
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2010
Good Intentions
Good Intentions as Sheriff Ernie
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Psych
Psych as Strabinsky
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2009
Elsewhere
Elsewhere as Mr. Tod
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The Smell of Success
The Smell of Success as Early Dunchamp
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Supernatural
Supernatural as Martin Creaser
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Cold Case
Cold Case as Bill Shepard
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2008
Taken
Taken as Mark Casey
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South of Heaven
South of Heaven as Hood 1
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Bar Starz
Bar Starz as Ricky Fabulous
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Around June
Around June as Murry
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CSI: NY
CSI: NY as Jim Warren
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2007
September Dawn
September Dawn as John D. Lee
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American Pastime
American Pastime as Ed Tully
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Frank
Frank as Colin York
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2006
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer as FBI Agent Killbourne
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Car Babes
Car Babes as Gary
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Stick It
Stick It as Brice Graham
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The Sasquatch Gang
The Sasquatch Gang as Chilcutt
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2005
Waterborne
Waterborne as Ritter
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2004
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico
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2003
The Snow Walker
The Snow Walker as Pierce
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The Rundown
The Rundown as Harvey
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The Big Empty
The Big Empty as Elron
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas
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2001
The Beatnicks
The Beatnicks as B Cool
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Jackpot
Jackpot as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
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The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
The Pretender 2001
The Pretender 2001 as Broots
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1999
Twin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho as Lawyer Jay Harrison
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1997
Men in Black
Men in Black as Van driver
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Casualties
Casualties as Bill Summers
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1996
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
The Pretender
The Pretender as Broots
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1995
Get Shorty
Get Shorty as Ronnie Wingate
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1994
The X-Files
The X-Files as Salvatore Matola
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Seinfeld
Seinfeld as Homeless Man
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1993
Ed and His Dead Mother
Ed and His Dead Mother as Rob Sundheimer
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1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Martin
Martin as Shawn McDermott
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1991
Fever
Fever as Bobby
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1990
Rainbow Drive
Rainbow Drive as Azzolini
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Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap as Flash McGrath
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1989
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
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Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty
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Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
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1988
Fright Night Part 2
Fright Night Part 2 as Louie
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1987
Number One with a Bullet
Number One with a Bullet as Bobby Sweet
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1986
TerrorVision
TerrorVision as OD
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Running Scared
Running Scared as Det. Tony Montoya
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
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1985
Real Genius
Real Genius as Lazlo Hollyfeld
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1983
September Gun
September Gun as Brian Brian
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Joysticks
Joysticks as King Vidiot
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1979
Swap Meet
Swap Meet as Doug
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2010
Pickin' & Grinnin'
Pickin' & Grinnin' as Director
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