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Jon Gries

Cast & creator

Jon Gries

1957-06-17 (age 69) Glendale, California, USAIMDb

Best known for Supernatural, Hawaii Five-0, Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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.

Also known as: Jonathan Francis Gries, Jon Francis, Johnathan Gries, John Gries, Jonathan Gries

Movies

97

film credits

Series

44

television credits

Career

138

1967–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.2

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Supernatural

Supernatural

Martin Creaser · 2005

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

Liam Miller · 2010

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest · 2003

24

Joseph Wald · 2001

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Homeless Man · 1989

Across film & television

Filmography (141)

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Showing 141 of 141 credits

Supernatural

Supernatural

Martin Creaser

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

Liam Miller

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

24

Joseph Wald

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Homeless Man

The X-Files

The X-Files

Salvatore Matola

Lost

Lost

Roger Linus

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Dope Dealer

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

Magoo

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Jack Kimball

Psych

Psych

Strabinsky

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

Jim Warren

ER

Marty Nesmith

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Greg Walker

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

Stone

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Flash McGrath

Cold Case

Cold Case

Bill Shepard

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

Hotel Desk Clerk

The White Lotus

The White Lotus

Greg Hunt

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

(segment "Shelter Skelter")

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

Fallout

Fallout

Biff

The Pretender

The Pretender

Broots

The Pretender

The Pretender

Director

Martin

Martin

Shawn McDermott

Martin

Martin

Shawn McDermott /Innkeeper

Nikita

Nikita

The Engineer

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty

Taken 3

Taken 3

Mark Casey

Carnivàle

Carnivàle

Texas Ranger

Men in Black

Men in Black

Van Driver

The Bridge

The Bridge

Bob

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry

Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry

Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice)

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry

Hopper / Protester (voice)

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry

Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)

Taken

Taken

Mark Casey

Taken 2

Taken 2

Mark Casey

It's Florida, Man.

It's Florida, Man.

Denver

Dream Corp LLC

Dream Corp LLC

Dr. Roberts

The Rundown

The Rundown

Harvey

Bakersfield P.D.

Bakersfield P.D.

Ray Coombs

Strange Luck

Strange Luck

Henry Bloom

240-Robert

240-Robert

Brad

Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

Louie

Carolina Caroline

Carolina Caroline

Hank Daniels

The Monster Squad

The Monster Squad

Desperate Man

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

Ronnie Wingate

Real Genius

Real Genius

Lazlo Hollyfeld

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

Uncle Rico

Tattingers

The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

FBI Agent Killbourne

Operation Chromite

Operation Chromite

Hoyt Vandenberg

The Big Empty

The Big Empty

Elron

The Comebacks

The Comebacks

Barber

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

Uncle Rico (voice)

Stick It

Stick It

Brice Graham

Running Scared

Running Scared

Det. Tony Montoya

Will Penny

Will Penny

Horace

TerrorVision

TerrorVision

O.D.

The Grifters

The Grifters

Drunk's Friend

The Last Survivors

The Last Survivors

Carson

More American Graffiti

More American Graffiti

Ron

3 Days with Dad

3 Days with Dad

Tim

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

William Garretson

Elsewhere

Elsewhere

Mr. Tod

Crazy on the Outside

Crazy on the Outside

Edgar

Joysticks

Joysticks

King Vidiot

Kill Me Again

Kill Me Again

Alan Swayzie

The Snow Walker

The Snow Walker

Pierce

Northfork

Northfork

Arnold

Ed and His Dead Mother

Ed and His Dead Mother

Rob Sundheimer

Confessions of an Action Star

Confessions of an Action Star

Donald Buckheim

The Axe Murders of Villisca

The Axe Murders of Villisca

Greg

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Self

Mulligan's Stew

High School U.S.A.

High School U.S.A.

Dirty Curt

Deep in the Heart

Deep in the Heart

Dick Wallrath

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

Broots

Car Babes

Car Babes

Gary

Wish Upon a Unicorn

Wish Upon a Unicorn

Bud

Glass Jaw

Glass Jaw

Sam Austin

Number One with a Bullet

Number One with a Bullet

Bobby Sweet

Faults

Faults

Terry

The Sasquatch Gang

The Sasquatch Gang

Chilcutt

All About the Money

All About the Money

Jon Waters

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

Max (as Jonathan Gries)

Americons

Americons

Billy

Locker 13

Locker 13

Archie

The Smell of Success

The Smell of Success

Early Dunchamp

Skinwalker Ranch

Skinwalker Ranch

Hoyt

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Tom Sutter

Casualties

Casualties

Bill Summers

High School U.S.A.

High School U.S.A.

Leo Bandini

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

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

Himself

Only the Good Survive

Only the Good Survive

Cult Leader

Frank

Frank

Colin York

Noobz

Noobz

Greg Lipstein

Fever

Fever

Bobby

Durant's Never Closes

Durant's Never Closes

Dizzy Dean

Rainbow Drive

Rainbow Drive

Azzolini

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)

Endgame

Endgame

Principal Thomas

September Dawn

September Dawn

John D. Lee

Twin Falls Idaho

Twin Falls Idaho

Lawyer Jay Harrison

Twin Falls Idaho

Twin Falls Idaho

Associate Producer

The Beatnicks

The Beatnicks

B Cool

Bad Turn Worse

Bad Turn Worse

Sheriff Shep

Last Best Chance

Last Best Chance

Bernard Wheeler

Bar Starz

Bar Starz

Ricky Fabulous

Bicentennial Curious

Mick Jones

South of Heaven

South of Heaven

Hood 1

Eternity: The Movie

Eternity: The Movie

Barry Goldfield, Jr.

Falsely Accused

Falsely Accused

Gus

The Pretender 2001

The Pretender 2001

Broots

Pickin' and Grinnin'

Director

American Pastime

American Pastime

Ed Tully

The Maze

The Maze

Dr. Holmes

September Gun

September Gun

Brian Brian

Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Peter

Good Intentions

Good Intentions

Sheriff Ernie

Solvent

Solvent

Gunner S. Holbrook

Unicorn City

Unicorn City

Shadow Hawk

Bits

Bits

Jackpot

Jackpot

Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

Five Time Champion

Five Time Champion

Melvin Glee

Sunnyside

Sunnyside

Wild Child

Pass the Light

Pass the Light

Franklin

The Knife Thrower

The Knife Thrower

Lew Schätze

A True Story

A True Story

Richard Simpkins

Around June

Around June

Murry

The Chicken Chronicles

The Chicken Chronicles

Tom

Fathom

Tuesday's Flu

Tuesday's Flu

Waterborne

Waterborne

Ritter

So Long Jimmy

So Long Jimmy

Levi Franklin

Byron's Theme

Byron's Theme

Swap Meet

Swap Meet

Doug

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Steve