Jon Gries
American actor, writer, director · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1957 · age 69
Jonathan Gries is an American actor and music video director. He is best known for portraying Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite (2004), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male; the recurring role of Roger Linus on Lost (2007-2010); and Greg Hunt on The White Lotus...
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Carolina CarolineFilm, Hank Daniels2024
FalloutSeries, Biff2017
All About the MoneyFilm, Jon Waters2014
Bad Turn WorseFilm, Sheriff Shep2012
Taken 2Film, Mark Casey2010
Hawaii Five-0Series, Liam Miller2009
ElsewhereFilm, Mr. Tod2007
September DawnFilm, John D. Lee2006
PsychSeries, Strabinsky2004
CSI: NYSeries, Jim Warren
Napoleon DynamiteFilm, 2004Uncle Rico2001
24Series, Joseph Wald1997
Men in BlackFilm, Van Driver1996
The PretenderSeries, Director1993
The X-FilesSeries, Salvatore Matola
Ed and His Dead MotherFilm, 1993Rob Sundheimer1990
Beverly Hills, 90210Series, Dope Dealer1989
Kill Me AgainFilm, Alan Swayzie1987
The Monster SquadFilm, Desperate Man1986
L.A. LawSeries, Hotel Desk Clerk1985
Real GeniusFilm, Lazlo Hollyfeld1981
Falcon CrestSeries, Stone1979
More American GraffitiFilm, Ron1967
Will PennyFilm, Horace1957Born17 June 1957People around Jon
Michael Polish Directed The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
Luc Besson Produced Taken, Taken 2 and Taken 3
Leland Orser Also in The X-Files, Taken 2 and Taken
Rick Overton Also in Northfork and The Astronaut Farmer
Liam Neeson Also in Taken, Taken 3 and Operation Chromite
Daryl Hannah Jon produced Jackpot (2001)
Anthony Edwards Jon produced Jackpot (2001)
Barry Sonnenfeld Directed Men in Black and Get Shorty
Olivier Megaton Directed Taken 2 and Taken 3
George Lucas Produced More American Graffiti (1980)
Danny DeVito Produced Get Shorty (1996)
Famke Janssen Also in Taken, Taken 3 and Taken 2
Maggie Grace Also in Taken, Taken 3 and Taken 2
Xander Berkeley Also in The X-Files, The Grifters and Taken
Charles Martin Smith Directed The Snow Walker (2003)
Patrick Bauchau Jon produced Jackpot (2001)
Crystal Bernard Jon produced Jackpot (2001)
Malcolm Goodwin Directed Pass the Light (2015)
Robert Mark Kamen Wrote Taken 2, Taken and Taken 3
Larry Pennell Jon produced Jackpot (2001)
Nathaniel Méchaly Wrote Taken, Taken 2 and Taken 3
Peter Hyams Directed Running Scared (1986)
Steven Spielberg Produced Men in Black (1997)
Martin Scorsese Produced The Grifters (1991)
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Taken 2008
Men in Black 1997
The Snow Walker 2003
Helter Skelter 1976
Stick It 2006
Filmography 40
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Television 24
Media & music
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He is best known for portraying Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite (2004), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male; the recurring role of Roger Linus on Lost (2007-2010); and Greg Hunt on The White Lotus (2021-present). He is also known for other film and television credits such as Real Genius (1985), The Monster Squad (1987), Martin (1992-1994), Get Shorty (1995), The Pretender (1996-2000), the Taken trilogy (2008-2014), and Dream Corp LLC (2016-2020).
