Jon Gries
Acting1957Glendale, 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
Acting History
2025
Fallout
TVas Biff• 4 eps
Devil May Cry
TVas Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) / Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)• 1 eps
2024
Solvent
as Gunner S. Holbrook
It's Florida, Man.
TVas Denver
2021
The White Lotus
TVas Greg Hunt• 14 eps
2020
Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Bud
2019
3 Days with Dad
as Tim
2017
Villisca
as Greg
All About the Money
as Jon Waters
2016
Operation Chromite
as Hoyt Vandenberg
Dream Corp LLC
TVas Dr. Roberts
2015
Americons
as Billy
2014
The Last Survivors
as Carson
Taken 3
as Mark Casey
Faults
as Terry
Eternity: The Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
Locker 13
as Archie
Bad Turn Worse
as Sheriff Shep
The Bridge
TVas Bob• 4 eps
2013
Skinwalker Ranch
as Hoyt
Noobz
as Greg Lipstein
2012
2011
Natural Selection
as Peter
Hawaii Five-0
TVas Liam Miller• 1 eps
2010
Crazy on the Outside
as Edgar
Good Intentions
as Sheriff Ernie
Supernatural
TVas Martin Creaser• 2 eps
Cold Case
TVas Bill Shepard• 2 eps
Sons of Anarchy
TVas Magoo• 1 eps
Psych
TVas Strabinsky• 1 eps
Nikita
TVas The Engineer• 1 eps
2009
Elsewhere
as Mr. Tod
2008
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
as FBI Agent Killbourne
Frank
as Colin York
The Comebacks
as Barber
American Pastime
as Ed Tully
September Dawn
as John D. Lee
Lost
TVas Roger Linus• 7 eps
2006
2005
Waterborne
as Ritter
2004
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico
Las Vegas
TVas Greg Walker• 1 eps
2003
The Rundown
as Harvey
Northfork
as Arnold
The Snow Walker
as Pierce
The Big Empty
as Elron
Carnivàle
TVas Texas Ranger• 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
2002
24
TVas Joseph Wald• 1 eps
2001
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Broots
The Pretender 2001
as Broots
ER
TVas Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith• 1 eps
2000
The Pretender
TVDirector• 1 eps
1999
Twin Falls Idaho
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
Twin Falls Idaho
Associate Producer
1997
1996
The Pretender
TVas Broots• 86 eps
1995
Get Shorty
as Ronnie Wingate
Seinfeld
TVas Homeless Man• 2 eps
Chicago Hope
TVas Jack Kimball• 1 eps
Strange Luck
TVas Henry Bloom
1994
Beverly Hills, 90210
TVas Dope Dealer• 4 eps
The X-Files
TVas Salvatore Matola• 1 eps
1993
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rob Sundheimer
Bakersfield P.D.
TVas Ray Coombs
1991
Quantum Leap
TVas Flash McGrath• 1 eps
1990
1989
Kill Me Again
as Alan Swayzie
1988
Fright Night Part 2
as Louie
1987
The Monster Squad
as Desperate Man
The Twilight Zone
TVas (segment "Shelter Skelter")• 1 eps
1986
Running Scared
as Det. Tony Montoya
TerrorVision
as OD
1985
Real Genius
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
1984
High School U.S.A.
as Leo Bandini
1983
1979
1977
1976
Helter Skelter
as William Garretson
1967
Will Penny
as Horace