
Jon Gries
Born June 17, 1957 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

Taken

Men in Black

Taken 3

Taken 2

Carolina Caroline

The Rundown

Get Shorty

Napoleon Dynamite

The Monster Squad

Fright Night Part 2

More American Graffiti

Real Genius

Operation Chromite

The Grifters

TerrorVision

Running Scared

The Comebacks

The Astronaut Farmer

The Last Survivors

Crazy on the Outside

Stick It

Confessions of an Action Star

Kill Me Again

The Snow Walker

Will Penny

Casualties

Twin Falls Idaho

Endgame

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Helter Skelter

The Axe Murders of Villisca

The Big Empty

Faults
TV Shows

The X-Files

24

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Lost

Sons of Anarchy

ER

Psych

CSI: NY

Falcon Crest

Las Vegas

Chicago Hope

Cold Case

L.A. Law

Quantum Leap

The White Lotus

Fallout

The Twilight Zone

The Pretender

Martin

Devil May Cry

Nikita

Cagney & Lacey

The Jeffersons

Jake and the Fatman

Tour of Duty

The Bridge

Carnivàle

Dream Corp LLC

It's Florida, Man.

Bakersfield P.D.

240-Robert

Strange Luck

Napoleon Dynamite
More Movies

High School U.S.A.

3 Days with Dad

Ed and His Dead Mother

The Smell of Success

Wish Upon a Unicorn

All About the Money

Joysticks

The Sasquatch Gang

Last Best Chance

Northfork

Elsewhere

Number One with a Bullet

Rainbow Drive

Locker 13

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Unicorn City

Skinwalker Ranch

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Deep in the Heart

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

Only the Good Survive

September Gun

High School U.S.A.

Americons

Sunnyside

American Pastime

Fever

Noobz

Solvent

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

Jackpot

Bad Turn Worse

Bar Starz

Pass the Light

Natural Selection

September Dawn

Glass Jaw

Unreleased
The Knife Thrower

South of Heaven

Durant's Never Closes

The Pretender 2001

Falsely Accused

Frank

The Chicken Chronicles

The Maze

Swap Meet

Car Babes

Tuesday's Flu

Good Intentions

Waterborne

Eternity: The Movie

The Beatnicks

Around June

A True Story

Byron's Theme

Five Time Champion

Bits

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

So Long Jimmy




