Jon Gries
Born: 1957-06-17 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.
Rated Filmography (89)
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Tuesday's Flu
2025
Durant's Never Closes
2016
The Maze
1997
Taken
2008
Men in Black
1997
The Pretender 2001
2001
The Snow Walker
2003
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996
Sunnyside
1979
Twin Falls Idaho
1999
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020
Helter Skelter
1976
Napoleon Dynamite
2004
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
Stick It
2006
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
Casualties
1997
Carolina Caroline
2026
The Monster Squad
1987
Real Genius
1985
Jackpot
2001
Will Penny
1967
Faults
2014
American Pastime
2007
The Grifters
1990
Get Shorty
1995
The Rundown
2003
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Taken 2
2012
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Taken 3
2014
Pass the Light
2015
The Beatnicks
2002
Five Time Champion
2012
Falsely Accused
2016
Kill Me Again
1989
Natural Selection
2011
The Last Survivors
2014
Running Scared
1986
The Big Empty
2003
A True Story
2013
Last Best Chance
2005
Americons
2015
Northfork
2003
Glass Jaw
2018
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
Waterborne
2005
Operation Chromite
2016
Elsewhere
2009
Endgame
2015
Noobz
2013
TerrorVision
1986
Locker 13
2014
Unicorn City
2012
The Smell of Success
2011
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
September Gun
1983
High School U.S.A.
1983
Bad Turn Worse
2014
All About the Money
2017
Skinwalker Ranch
2013
September Dawn
2007
Crazy on the Outside
2010
Car Babes
2006
More American Graffiti
1979
Deep in the Heart
2012
Rainbow Drive
1990
Good Intentions
2010
3 Days with Dad
2019
The Comebacks
2007
Solvent
2024
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
Number One with a Bullet
1987
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
Joysticks
1983
Frank
2007
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
High School U.S.A.
1984
South of Heaven
2008
Fever
1991
Swap Meet
1979
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
The Chicken Chronicles
1977
Bar Starz
2008
Around June
2008
Eternity: The Movie
2014
Bits
2024