Cast
Jon Gries
Acting
Cast
Jon Gries
Known for
Acting
Born
1957-06-17
From
Glendale, California, USA
Also known as Jonathan Francis Gries, Jon Francis, Johnathan Gries
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.
β
6.3
MOVIE2014
Taken 3
as Mark Casey
β
6.8
MOVIE2026
Carolina Caroline
as Hank Daniels
β
7.4
MOVIE2008
Taken
as Mark Casey
β
7.2
MOVIE1997
Men in Black
as Van Driver
β
6.4
MOVIE2012
Taken 2
as Mark Casey
β
5.8
MOVIE2016
Operation Chromite
as Hoyt Vandenberg
β
4.8
MOVIE1987
Number One with a Bullet
as Bobby Sweet
β
6.7
MOVIE1967
Will Penny
as Horace
β
6.4
MOVIE2003
The Rundown
as Harvey
β
6.7
MOVIE2014
Faults
as Terry
β
6.0
MOVIE2014
The Last Survivors
as Carson
β
6.8
MOVIE2004
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico
β
6.5
MOVIE1990
The Grifters
as Drunk's Friend
β
6.7
MOVIE1985
Real Genius
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
β
5.8
MOVIE2015
Endgame
as Principal Thomas
β
6.0
MOVIE2003
Northfork
as Arnold
β
6.4
MOVIE1988
Fright Night Part 2
as Louie
β
5.7
MOVIE1986
TerrorVision
as O.D.
β
6.5
MOVIE1995
Get Shorty
as Ronnie Wingate
β
6.7
MOVIE1987
The Monster Squad
as Desperate Man
β
7.0
MOVIE2003
The Snow Walker
as Pierce
β
5.8
MOVIE2009
Elsewhere
as Mr. Tod
β
6.8
MOVIE1997
Casualties
as Bill Summers
β
5.4
MOVIE2017
All About the Money
as Jon Waters
β
4.8
MOVIE2007
The Comebacks
as Barber
β
5.5
MOVIE1983
September Gun
as Brian Brian
β
6.0
MOVIE2005
Last Best Chance
as Bernard Wheeler
β
5.3
MOVIE2013
Skinwalker Ranch
as Hoyt
β
6.3
MOVIE2007
The Astronaut Farmer
as FBI Agent Killbourne
β
5.4
MOVIE2014
Bad Turn Worse
as Sheriff Shep
β
4.0
MOVIE2008
South of Heaven
as Hood 1
β
6.9
MOVIE1976
Helter Skelter
as William Garretson
β
5.6
MOVIE2011
The Smell of Success
as Early Dunchamp
β
6.8
MOVIE2006
Stick It
as Brice Graham
β
6.2
MOVIE1989
Kill Me Again
as Alan Swayzie
β
5.1
MOVIE2012
Deep in the Heart
as Dick Wallrath
β
5.3
MOVIE2010
Crazy on the Outside
as Edgar
β
5.8
MOVIE2013
Noobz
as Greg Lipstein
MOVIETBA
The Knife Thrower
as Lew SchΓ€tze
β
3.5
MOVIE1979
Swap Meet
as Doug
β
6.1
MOVIE1986
Running Scared
as Det. Tony Montoya
β
2.0
MOVIE2024
Bits
β
4.4
MOVIE2007
Frank
as Colin York
β
5.9
MOVIE2006
The Sasquatch Gang
as Chilcutt
β
3.5
MOVIE1977
The Chicken Chronicles
as Tom
β
6.1
MOVIE2003
The Big Empty
as Elron
β
6.3
MOVIE2018
Glass Jaw
as Sam Austin
β
4.2
MOVIE1984
High School U.S.A.
as Leo Bandini
β
5.2
MOVIE1979
More American Graffiti
as Ron
β
4.3
MOVIE2005
Confessions of an Action Star
as Donald Buckheim
β
8.0
MOVIE2016
Durant's Never Closes
as Dizzy Dean
β
3.3
MOVIE2008
Bar Starz
as Ricky Fabulous
β
6.0
MOVIE2015
Americons
as Billy
β
6.6
MOVIE2007
American Pastime
as Ed Tully
β
5.0
MOVIE1990
Rainbow Drive
as Azzolini
β
6.2
MOVIE2012
Five Time Champion
as Melvin Glee
β
5.3
MOVIE2007
September Dawn
as John D. Lee
β
6.3
MOVIE2002
The Beatnicks
as B Cool
β
5.5
MOVIE1993
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rob Sundheimer
β
4.8
MOVIE2024
Solvent
as Gunner S. Holbrook
β
4.5
MOVIE2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Tom Sutter
β
5.6
MOVIE2012
Unicorn City
as Shadow Hawk
MOVIE2007
Fathom
β
6.8
MOVIE2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
β
7.0
MOVIE1996
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
as Steve
β
3.5
MOVIE1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
β
6.9
MOVIE2020
Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Bud
MOVIE2023
Only the Good Survive
as Cult Leader
β
6.2
MOVIE2016
Falsely Accused
as Gus
β
2.2
MOVIE2014
Eternity: The Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
β
6.9
MOVIE1999
Twin Falls Idaho
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
β
4.5
MOVIE1983
Joysticks
as King Vidiot
β
6.2
MOVIE2011
Natural Selection
as Peter
β
5.2
MOVIE2006
Car Babes
as Gary
β
6.8
MOVIE2016
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
as Himself
β
5.5
MOVIE1983
High School U.S.A.
as Dirty Curt
β
5.1
MOVIE2019
3 Days with Dad
as Tim
β
6.0
MOVIE2014
Locker 13
as Archie
β
7.3
MOVIE2001
The Pretender 2001
as Broots
β
6.7
MOVIE2001
Jackpot
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
β
3.9
MOVIE1994
Fever
as Bobby
β
6.1
MOVIE2013
A True Story
as Richard Simpkins
β
4.7
MOVIE1989
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
β
6.4
MOVIE2015
Pass the Light
as Franklin
MOVIE2025
Tuesday's Flu
MOVIE2013
Byron's Theme
β
2.5
MOVIE2008
Around June
as Murry
MOVIETBA
Bicentennial Curious
as Mick Jones
β
4.8
MOVIE2017
The Axe Murders of Villisca
as Greg
β
5.0
MOVIE2010
Good Intentions
as Sheriff Ernie
β
7.0
MOVIE1979
Sunnyside
as Wild Child
β
6.8
MOVIE2001
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Broots
β
7.5
MOVIE1997
The Maze
as Dr. Holmes
MOVIE2008
So Long Jimmy
as Levi Franklin
β
5.8
MOVIE2005
Waterborne
as Ritter