Jon Gries

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Acting

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.

Filmography

• Carolina Caroline (2026)
• Tuesday's Flu (2025)
• Solvent (2024)
• Bits (2024)
• Only the Good Survive (2023)
• Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
• Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)
• 3 Days with Dad (2019)
• Glass Jaw (2018)
• All About the Money (2017)
• The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017)
• You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016)
• Operation Chromite (2016)
• Falsely Accused (2016)
• Durant's Never Closes (2016)
• Endgame (2015)
• Pass the Light (2015)
• Americons (2015)
• Taken 3 (2014)
• Bad Turn Worse (2014)
• The Last Survivors (2014)
• Locker 13 (2014)
• Eternity: The Movie (2014)
• Faults (2014)
• Skinwalker Ranch (2013)
• Byron's Theme (2013)
• A True Story (2013)
• Noobz (2013)
• Taken 2 (2012)
• Unicorn City (2012)
• Five Time Champion (2012)
• Deep in the Heart (2012)
• Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011)
• The Smell of Success (2011)
• Natural Selection (2011)
• Pickin' and Grinnin' (2010)
• Good Intentions (2010)
• Crazy on the Outside (2010)
• Elsewhere (2009)
• Around June (2008)
• So Long Jimmy (2008)
• South of Heaven (2008)
• Bar Starz (2008)
• Taken (2008)
• Frank (2007)
• The Comebacks (2007)
• Fathom (2007)
• September Dawn (2007)
• American Pastime (2007)
• The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
• Car Babes (2006)
• Stick It (2006)
• The Sasquatch Gang (2006)
• Waterborne (2005)
• Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
• Last Best Chance (2005)
• Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
• The Rundown (2003)
• The Snow Walker (2003)
• Northfork (2003)
• The Big Empty (2003)
• The Beatnicks (2002)
• The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001)
• Jackpot (2001)
• The Pretender 2001 (2001)
• Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Casualties (1997)
• The Maze (1997)
• Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996)
• Get Shorty (1995)
• Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
• Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
• Fever (1991)
• The Grifters (1990)
• Rainbow Drive (1990)
• Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1989)
• Kill Me Again (1989)
• Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
• The Monster Squad (1987)
• Number One with a Bullet (1987)
• Running Scared (1986)
• TerrorVision (1986)
• Real Genius (1985)
• High School U.S.A. (1984)
• High School U.S.A. (1983)
• September Gun (1983)
• Joysticks (1983)
• Swap Meet (1979)
• More American Graffiti (1979)
• Sunnyside (1979)
• The Chicken Chronicles (1977)
• Helter Skelter (1976)
• Will Penny (1967)
• Bicentennial Curious
• The Knife Thrower