Jon Gries

Known for

Acting

Born

June 17, 1957 (age 69)

Birthplace

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.

Best known work

Men in Black

1997

Taken

2008

Supernatural

2005

Taken 2

2012

Taken 3

2014

Lost

2004

The X-Files

1993

Sons of Anarchy

2008

Fallout

2024

Seinfeld

1989

Filmography

TBA
The Knife Thrower
as Lew Schätze
TBA
Bicentennial Curious
as Mick Jones
2026
Carolina Caroline
as Hank Daniels
2025
Tuesday's Flu
2025
Devil May CryTV
as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) (1 episode), as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice) (1 episode), as Hopper / Protester (voice) (1 episode), as Hopper / Demon 1 (voice) (1 episode)
2024
It's Florida, Man.TV
as Denver (1 episode)
2024
Solvent
as Gunner S. Holbrook
2024
FalloutTV
as Biff (4 episodes)
2024
Bits
2023
Only the Good Survive
as Cult Leader
2021
The White LotusTV
as Greg Hunt (14 episodes)
2020
Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Bud
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
2019
3 Days with Dad
as Tim
2018
Glass Jaw
as Sam Austin
2017
All About the Money
as Jon Waters
2017
The Axe Murders of Villisca
as Greg
2016
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
as Himself
2016
Dream Corp LLCTV
as Dr. Roberts (28 episodes)
2016
Operation Chromite
as Hoyt Vandenberg
2016
Falsely Accused
as Gus
2016
Durant's Never Closes
as Dizzy Dean
2015
Endgame
as Principal Thomas
2015
Pass the Light
as Franklin
2015
Americons
as Billy