JG
Jon Gries
Actor, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn June 17, 1957 (67 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2025 | Devil May Cry (2025) (TV Series) · as Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice) |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man. (TV Series) · as Denver |
| 2024 | Solvent · as Gunner S. Holbrook |
| 2023 | I'm a Virgo (TV Series) · as Conservative Commentator |
| 2021 | The White Lotus (TV Series) · as Greg Hunt |
| 2020 | Wish Upon a Unicorn · as Bud |
| 2019 | 3 Days with Dad · as Tim |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | All About the Money · as Jon Waters |
| 2016 | The Axe Murders of Villisca · as Greg |
| 2016 | Dream Corp LLC (TV Series) · as Dr. Roberts |
| 2016 | Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite · as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg |
| 2016 | Falsely Accused · as Gus |
| 2016 | Dice (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2016 | Durant's Never Closes · as Dizzy Dean |
| 2015 | A Country Called Home · as Tyler |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Pass the Light · as Franklin |
| 2015 | Americons · as Billy |
| 2014 | Taken 3 · as Mark Casey |
| 2014 | Eternity: The Movie · as Barry Goldfield, Jr. |
| 2014 | The Last Survivors · as Carson |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Bad Turn Worse · as Sheriff Shep |
| 2013 | Skinwalker Ranch · as Hoyt |
| 2013 | A True Story · as Richard Simpkins |
| 2013 | The Bridge (2013) (TV Series) · as Bob |
| 2012 | Noobz · as Greg Lipstein |
| 2012 | Taken 2 · as Mark Casey |
| 2012 | Unicorn City · as Shadow Hawk |
| 2012 | Dr. Fubalous (TV Series) · as Dr. Reed |
| 2012 | Napoleon Dynamite (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Deep in the Heart · as Dick Wallrath |
| 2011 | 5 Time Champion · as Melvin Glee |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Dead · as Tom Sutter |
| 2011 | Natural Selection · as Peter |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (TV Series) · as Liam Miller |
| 2010 | Nikita (TV Series) · as The Engineer |
| 2010 | BlackBoxTV Presents (TV Series) · as Dad |
| 2010 | Good Intentions · as Sheriff Ernie |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside · as Edgar |
| 2009 | Lost: Destiny Calls · as Roger Linus |
| 2009 | The Smell of Success · as Early Dunchamp |
| 2009 | Elsewhere · as Mr. Tod |
| 2008 | Around June · as Murry |
| 2008 | South of Heaven · as Hood 1 |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) · as Magoo |
| 2008 | Bar Starz · as Ricky Fabulous |
| 2008 | Taken · as Mark Casey |
| 2008 | So Long Jimmy · as Levi Franklin |
| 2007 | Frank · as Colin York |
| 2007 | The Comebacks · as Barber |
| 2007 | September Dawn · as John D. Lee |
| 2007 | American Pastime · as Ed Tully |
| 2006 | Car Babes · as Gary |
| 2006 | The Astronaut Farmer · as Fbi Agent Killbourne |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Strabinsky |
| 2006 | Stick It · as Brice Graham |
| 2006 | The Sasquatch Gang · as Chilcutt |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Clifford Walsh |
| 2005 | Supernatural (TV Series) · as Martin Creaser |
| 2005 | Waterborne · as Ritter |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star · as Donald Buckheim |
| 2005 | Last Best Chance · as Bernard Wheeler |
| 2004 | Lost (TV Series) · as Roger Linus |
| 2004 | CSI: NY (TV Series) · as Jim Warren |
| 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite · as Uncle Rico |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Bill Shepard |
| 2003 | The Rundown · as Harvey |
| 2003 | Las Vegas (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Carnivàle (TV Series) · as Texas Ranger |
| 2003 | The Snow Walker · as Pierce |
| 2003 | Northfork · as Arnold |
| 2003 | The Big Empty · as Elron |
| 2001 | The Beatnicks · as B Cool |
| 2001 | The Pretender: Island of the Haunted · as Broots |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) · as Joseph Wald |
| 2001 | Jackpot · as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson |
| 2001 | The Pretender 2001 · as Broots |
| 1999 | Twin Falls Idaho · as Lawyer Jay Harrison |
| 1997 | Men in Black · as Van Driver |
| 1997 | Casualties · as Bill Summers |
| 1997 | The Maze · as Dr. Holmes |
| 1996 | The Pretender (US) (TV Series) · as Broots |
| 1996 | Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah · as Steve |
| 1995 | Get Shorty · as Ronnie Wingate |
| 1995 | Strange Luck (TV Series) · as Henry Bloom |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Bakersfield, P.D. (TV Series) · as Ray Coombs |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Salvatore Matola |
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead Mother · as Rob Sundheimer |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) · as Shawn Mcdermott |
| 1991 | Fever · as Bobby |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Rainbow Drive · as Azzolini |
| 1990 | The Grifters · as Drunk's Friend |
| 1989 | Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog · as Max (as Jonathan Gries) |
| 1989 | Kill Me Again · as Alan Swayzie |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Homeless Man |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Flash Mcgrath |
| 1988 | Fright Night Part 2 · as Louie |
| 1988 | Guns of Paradise (TV Series) · as Emmett |
| 1988 | Tattinger's (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty (TV Series) |
| 1987 | The Monster Squad · as Desperate Man |
| 1987 | Number One with a Bullet · as Bobby Sweet |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1986 | Running Scared · as Det. Tony Montoya |
| 1986 | TerrorVision · as Od |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as (segment "shelter Skelter") |
| 1985 | Real Genius · as Lazlo Hollyfeld |
| 1984 | High School U.S.A. · as Leo Bandini |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. · as Dirty Curt |
| 1983 | September Gun · as Brian Brian |
| 1983 | Joysticks · as King Vidiot |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series) · as Brad |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Stone |
| 1979 | Swap Meet · as Doug |
| 1979 | 240-Robert (TV Series) |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti · as Ron |
| 1979 | Sunnyside · as Wild Child |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Uri Kogenski |
| 1977 | The Chicken Chronicles · as Tom |
| 1977 | Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn · as Cast |
| 1976 | Helter Skelter · as William Garretson |
| 1976 | Helter Skelter (TV Series) · as William Garretson |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Will Penny · as Horace |