Jon Gries
Acting

Jon Gries

Born 17 June 1957 · Glendale, California, USA
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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.

Known for

Men in Black
Taken
Supernatural
Taken 2
Taken 3
Lost
The X-Files
Sons of Anarchy
Fallout
Seinfeld
Napoleon Dynamite
The Rundown
Carolina Caroline
Tuesday's Flu
Bits
Solvent
Only the Good Survive
Wish Upon a Unicorn
3 Days with Dad
Glass Jaw
The Axe Murders of Villisca
All About the Money
Operation Chromite
Falsely Accused
Durant's Never Closes
Americons
Pass the Light
Endgame
Bad Turn Worse
Locker 13
Faults
Eternity: The Movie
The Last Survivors
Taken 3
A True Story
Skinwalker Ranch
Noobz
Byron's Theme
Five Time Champion
Taken 2
Unicorn City
Deep in the Heart
Natural Selection
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
The Smell of Success
Good Intentions
Crazy on the Outside
Elsewhere
Taken
Around June
South of Heaven
Bar Starz
So Long Jimmy
The Comebacks
The Astronaut Farmer
Frank
American Pastime
September Dawn
Stick It
Car Babes
The Sasquatch Gang
Waterborne
Last Best Chance
Confessions of an Action Star
Napoleon Dynamite
The Rundown
Northfork
The Big Empty
The Snow Walker
The Beatnicks
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
The Pretender 2001
Jackpot
Twin Falls Idaho
Men in Black
The Maze
Casualties
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Get Shorty
Ed and His Dead Mother
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Fever
The Grifters
Rainbow Drive
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Kill Me Again
Fright Night Part 2
The Monster Squad
Number One with a Bullet
TerrorVision
Running Scared
Real Genius
High School U.S.A.
Joysticks
September Gun
High School U.S.A.
More American Graffiti
Swap Meet
Sunnyside
The Chicken Chronicles
Helter Skelter
Will Penny
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