Jon Gries

Jun 17, 1957 (68 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Supernatural

Martin Creaser

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Seinfeld

Homeless Man

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Hawaii Five-0

Liam Miller

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The X-Files

Salvatore Matola

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Lost

Roger Linus

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CSI: NY

Jim Warren

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Beverly Hills, 90210

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Jake and the Fatman

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Sons of Anarchy

Magoo

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Psych

Strabinsky

Credits

The Knife Thrower Future

Lew Schätze

★ NR
Carolina Caroline Future

★ NR
Devil May Cry 2025

Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)

★ 8
It's Florida, Man. 2024

Denver

★ 6.3
Solvent 2024

Gunner S. Holbrook

★ 10
Bits 2024

★ NR
Only the Good Survive 2023

Cult Leader

★ NR
The White Lotus 2021

Greg Hunt

★ 7.6
Wish Upon a Unicorn 2020

Bud

★ 6.9
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp 2020

Self

★ 6.8
3 Days with Dad 2019

Tim

★ 5.1
Glass Jaw 2018

Sam Austin

★ 6.9
All About the Money 2017

Jon Waters

★ 5.5
The Axe Murders of Villisca 2017

Greg

★ 4.8
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night 2016

Himself

★ 6.8
Dream Corp LLC 2016

Dr. Roberts

★ 6.7
Operation Chromite 2016

Hoyt Vandenberg

★ 5.9
Falsely Accused 2016

Gus

★ 5.2
Durant's Never Closes 2016

Dizzy Dean

★ 8
Endgame 2015

Principal Thomas

★ 5.8
Pass the Light 2015

Franklin

★ 6.2
Americons 2015

Billy

★ 6
Taken 3 2014

Mark Casey

★ 6.3
Bad Turn Worse 2014

Sheriff Shep

★ 5.5
The Last Survivors 2014

Carson

★ 6.1
Locker 13 2014

Archie

★ 6.5
Eternity: The Movie 2014

Barry Goldfield, Jr.

★ 2.2
Faults 2014

Terry

★ 6.7
Skinwalker Ranch 2013

Hoyt

★ 5.3
Byron's Theme 2013

★ NR
A True Story 2013

Richard Simpkins

★ 5.4
The Bridge 2013

Bob

★ 6.6
Noobz 2013

Greg Lipstein

★ 5.9
Taken 2 2012

Mark Casey

★ 6.4
Unicorn City 2012

Shadow Hawk

★ 5.5
Five Time Champion 2012

Melvin Glee

★ 6.2
Deep in the Heart 2012

Dick Wallrath

★ 5.3
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead 2011

Tom Sutter

★ 4
The Smell of Success 2011

Early Dunchamp

★ 5.6
Natural Selection 2011

Peter

★ 6.3
Hawaii Five-0 2010

Liam Miller

★ 7.8
Nikita 2010

The Engineer

★ 7.2
Good Intentions 2010

Sheriff Ernie

★ 4.8
Crazy on the Outside 2010

Edgar

★ 5.2
Elsewhere 2009

Mr. Tod

★ 5.8
Around June 2008

Murry

★ 2.5
South of Heaven 2008

Hood 1

★ 3.7
Sons of Anarchy 2008

Magoo

★ 8.4
Bar Starz 2008

Ricky Fabulous

★ 1.5
Taken 2008

Mark Casey

★ 7.4
Frank 2007

Colin York

★ 4.4
The Comebacks 2007

Barber

★ 4.8
Fathom 2007

★ NR
September Dawn 2007

John D. Lee

★ 5.3
American Pastime 2007

Ed Tully

★ 6.5
The Astronaut Farmer 2007

FBI Agent Killbourne

★ 6.2
Car Babes 2006

Gary

★ 5.4
Psych 2006

Strabinsky

★ 7.9
Stick It 2006

Brice Graham

★ 6.8
The Sasquatch Gang 2006

Chilcutt

★ 5.7
Supernatural 2005

Martin Creaser

★ 8.3
Waterborne 2005

Ritter

★ 5.6
Confessions of an Action Star 2005

Donald Buckheim

★ 4.1
Last Best Chance 2005

Bernard Wheeler

★ 4
CSI: NY 2004

Jim Warren

★ 7.3
Lost 2004

Roger Linus

★ 7.9
Napoleon Dynamite 2004

Uncle Rico

★ 6.8
Cold Case 2003

Bill Shepard

★ 7.8
The Rundown 2003

Harvey

★ 6.5
Las Vegas 2003

★ 7
Carnivàle 2003

Texas Ranger

★ 7.9
The Snow Walker 2003

Pierce

★ 7
Northfork 2003

Arnold

★ 6
The Big Empty 2003

Elron

★ 6.1
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted 2001

Broots

★ 6.8
24 2001

Joseph Wald

★ 7.8
Jackpot 2001

Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

★ 6.6
The Pretender 2001 2001

Broots

★ 7.1
Twin Falls Idaho 1999

Lawyer Jay Harrison

★ 7.1
Men in Black 1997

Van Driver

★ 7.2
Casualties 1997

Bill Summers

★ 6.6
The Maze 1997

Dr. Holmes

★ 5
The Pretender 1996

Broots

★ 7.4
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah 1996

Steve

★ 6
Get Shorty 1995

Ronnie Wingate

★ 6.5
Strange Luck 1995

Henry Bloom

★ 8
ER 1994

Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith

★ 7.8
Chicago Hope 1994

★ 7.2
Bakersfield P.D. 1993

Ray Coombs

★ 8
The X-Files 1993

Salvatore Matola

★ 8.4
Ed and His Dead Mother 1993

Rob Sundheimer

★ 5.4
Four Eyes and Six-Guns 1992

★ 2.5
Martin 1992

Shawn McDermott

★ 7.6
Fever 1991

Bobby

★ 3.8
Beverly Hills, 90210 1990

★ 7.4
The Grifters 1990

Drunk's Friend

★ 6.5
Rainbow Drive 1990

Azzolini

★ 4.6
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog 1989

Max (as Jonathan Gries)

★ 4.3
Kill Me Again 1989

Alan Swayzie

★ 6
Seinfeld 1989

Homeless Man

★ 8.3
Quantum Leap 1989

Flash McGrath

★ 8
Tattingers 1988

★ 5
Fright Night Part 2 1988

Louie

★ 6.3
Jake and the Fatman 1987

★ 6
Tour of Duty 1987

★ 8
The Monster Squad 1987

Desperate Man

★ 6.7
Number One with a Bullet 1987

Bobby Sweet

★ 4.2
L.A. Law 1986

Hotel Desk Clerk

★ 7.1
Running Scared 1986

Det. Tony Montoya

★ 6.1
TerrorVision 1986

OD

★ 5.8
The Twilight Zone 1985

(segment "Shelter Skelter")

★ 7.8
Real Genius 1985

Lazlo Hollyfeld

★ 6.7
High School U.S.A. 1983

Dirty Curt

★ 5.4
September Gun 1983

Brian Brian

★ 6
Joysticks 1983

King Vidiot

★ 4.7
Cagney & Lacey 1982

★ 6.9
Falcon Crest 1981

Stone

★ 5.5
Swap Meet 1979

Doug

★ 2
240-Robert 1979

★ 5.5
More American Graffiti 1979

Ron

★ 5.1
Sunnyside 1979

Wild Child

★ 5
Mulligan's Stew 1977

★ 7
The Chicken Chronicles 1977

Tom

★ 3.2
Helter Skelter 1976

William Garretson

★ 6.8
The Jeffersons 1975

★ 7.3
Will Penny 1967

Horace

★ 6.6