Jon Gries
Date of birth: 1957-06-17
Place of birth: Glendale, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Jonathan Francis Gries, Jon Francis, Johnathan Gries, John Gries, Jonathan Gries, Jonathon Gries, Jonathan Francis "Jon" 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.
Movie Credits
Men in Black
1997-07-02
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a t
The Rundown
2003-09-26
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifac
Fever
1991-05-11
Fresh out of prison, all Ray wants is to get back with Lacy, but she's in a stable relationship now
Stick It
2006-04-21
Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squander
The Comebacks
2007-10-19
Out-of-luck coach Lambeau Fields takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards th
Car Babes
2006-12-26
A coming of age story about the quirky lives of car salesman.
The Astronaut Farmer
2007-02-23
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. L
TerrorVision
1986-02-14
Stanley Putterman installs a state-of-the-art satellite dish in his backyard, soon unleashing a stra
Get Shorty
1995-10-20
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Holly
Napoleon Dynamite
2004-06-11
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their s
Taken
2008-02-18
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. Af
Northfork
2003-07-11
The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is abou
Five Time Champion
2012-01-24
While the young scientist, Julius, steadfastly researches the asexual reproduction of worms, his nat
Joysticks
1983-03-04
A successful businessman attempts to shut down a video arcade he believes is harmful to the mental h
The Pretender 2001
2001-01-22
Picking up where the television series left off, "The Pretender 2001" features even deeper explorati
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001-12-10
Jarod takes a keen interest in an ancient symbol that may unlock secrets about his family. But Miss
The Monster Squad
1987-08-14
Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the
Elsewhere
2009-01-15
A teen girl disappears after trying to meet men online in order to escape her small town. Apparently
Frank
2007-11-02
A young urban family spends summers on an idyllic island. When an abandoned, mangy mutt wanders onto
Real Genius
1985-08-07
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn tha
More American Graffiti
1979-08-03
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
The Big Empty
2003-05-16
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of B
Running Scared
1986-06-27
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to
American Pastime
2007-05-11
American Pastime tells a poignant story set against the Japanese-American internment camps during Wo
Fright Night Part 2
1988-04-07
After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandri
The Grifters
1990-08-08
A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both
Around June
2008-10-10
A love story set in the shadow of the shipyards of San Francisco. A young woman living with her much
Taken 2
2012-09-27
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kid
South of Heaven
2008-09-21
A man returning from a tour of duty is mistaken for his brother by debt-collecting gangsters, while
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020-06-23
The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal th
Swap Meet
1979-09-21
The plot: Roy is jealous of Sigi, who attracts Nancy's attention, and has two clumsy guys demolish S
Natural Selection
2011-03-13
When a dutiful, albeit barren Christian housewife discovers that her devout husband has suffered a s
Unicorn City
2012-02-24
Voss entices local gamers to create a utopia to impress a potential employer, but paradise is disrup
The Maze
1997-01-01
People are trapped in a solitary building of infinite corridors and rooms where there appears to be
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996-01-01
The true story of the disappearance of Sarah Porter. With no help from the police, Sarah's parents a
Bar Starz
2008-03-07
Straight-arrow Barry has moved 3000 miles away from lackluster Ohio to attend college in sunny SoCal
Operation Chromite
2016-07-27
A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.
September Gun
1983-10-08
Ben Sunday, a long-in-tooth gunfighter forms an uneasy alliance with a Catholic nun. The single-mind
Deep in the Heart
2012-01-01
An alcoholic man refocuses himself on putting kids through college via 4H and FFA scholarship donati
Jackpot
2001-07-27
Sunny Holiday, a middle-aged country singer with dreams of stardom, walks out on his wife and child
Bad Turn Worse
2014-08-15
Three teenage friends get in way over their head when they cross a down-home crime syndicate. They h
A True Story
2013-09-20
Mike and Matt own nothing and share everything, including their life's work, a screenplay, which see
Locker 13
2014-03-29
The story of Skip, a young ex-convict who takes a position as a night janitor at an old-west theme p
Faults
2014-03-06
Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their
Eternity: The Movie
2014-03-08
Big Hair. Guyliner. Someone lamenting by crashing waves on a beach or to their reflection in a fount
Waterborne
2005-03-13
Heera Bhatti, an American-Sikh, runs a corner store in Los Angeles with the help of her son, Vikram,
Casualties
1997-04-15
A woman tormented by an abusive, sadistic husband desperately tries to find her way out of her predi
The Last Survivors
2014-06-12
In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts vio
Last Best Chance
2005-01-01
Thriller about governments around the world racing to attempt to stop a terrorist organization from
Twin Falls Idaho
1999-07-30
Francis and Blake Falls are Siamese twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While s
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992-12-07
Ernest Albright opens his eyeglass store in what he thinks is a thriving community, but soon discove
Only the Good Survive
2023-03-10
After a heist gone wrong and results in the deaths of all three of her friends, Brea finds herself i
Taken 3
2014-12-16
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murde
Sunnyside
1979-06-01
Nick Martin, a young street tough, has a change of heart and attempts to stop the gang violence in h
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989-12-29
A socially isolated and extremely shy Los Angeles painter finds his dream girl in the form of a stru
Americons
2015-01-19
A broken down collegiate football hero gets a shot at stardom during the eleventh hour of LA's nihil
Pass the Light
2015-02-06
Pass the Light tells the story of Steve Bellafiore, an 17 year old high school senior who decides to
Skinwalker Ranch
2013-10-30
In 2010 “Skinwalker Ranch” gained media attention after experiencing a wide range of unexplained ph
The Chicken Chronicles
1977-10-01
A late-1960s teen (Steve Guttenberg) working in a chicken-takeout stand cannot get his mind off his
Bits
2024-03-09
A young woman in small town Montana catches the attention of a serial killer on the hunt. When his p
Endgame
2015-09-25
Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a cham
September Dawn
2007-05-17
A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017-01-20
Three ghost-hunting high-schoolers visit the Moore House in Villisca, Iowa—the site of one of Americ
The Knife Thrower
A man must overcome his demons in order to save his brother who has been falsely convicted of a crim
Number One with a Bullet
1987-02-27
A pair of detectives are assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and cr
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016-12-02
An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring excl
Rainbow Drive
1990-01-01
A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover
Noobz
2013-01-25
Four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship, but will they b
High School U.S.A.
1983-10-16
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which
All About the Money
2017-06-02
Two "down on their luck" buddies are convinced by a third to take a vacation. Only after landing in
Falsely Accused
2016-06-24
When a young woman is falsely accused of murdering her brother, she must catch the real killer to pr
Kill Me Again
1989-10-27
After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to absco
Will Penny
1967-12-19
Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the prop
Helter Skelter
1976-04-01
The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseud
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993-06-04
A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexp
Durant's Never Closes
2016-01-22
The story of Jack Durant, notorious restaurateur and ladies man whose connections to the mafia remai
Glass Jaw
2018-10-26
Glass Jaw is the redemption story of Travis Austin, a one time champion boxer who goes to prison and
The Snow Walker
2003-09-11
A bush pilot in nothern Canada who with the aid of modernity thinks he can handle it all & knows it
3 Days with Dad
2019-09-13
The last thing Eddie Mills wants to do is go home to deal with his dying Dad. But the Catholic guilt
Confessions of an Action Star
2005-01-23
A 'mockumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Fran
High School U.S.A.
1984-05-26
Principal of Excelsior High School deals with a rivalry between student groups and his own interest
Fathom
2007-08-06
A lone beachcomber, searching for treasure on a deserted beach, finds more than he bargained for.
The Sasquatch Gang
2006-03-08
Young fantasy and science fiction aficionado Gavin Gore and his friends stumble onto some huge footp
Byron's Theme
2013-09-24
Meet Nick. Nick loves his dog, Byron. Nick is obsessive compulsive. He loses his tooth. He sleeps wi
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011-10-16
For Robbing the Dead is a story of compassion - compassion toward those who may seem the least deser
Good Intentions
2010-03-09
Meet Etta Milford. Loving Wife. Doting Mother. Armed Robber. Etta's husband constantly blows their m
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020-09-15
Two children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming
Crazy on the Outside
2010-01-08
A recently paroled ex-con who has trouble adjusting to the wacky normalcy of life outside of prison.
Carolina Caroline
2025-09-05
A young woman skips her small town — in search of her estranged mother — alongside a charismatic con
Solvent
2024-09-26
While searching for Nazi documents in an Austrian farmhouse, a team of experts uncovers a hidden sec
The Smell of Success
2011-08-19
When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livel
The Beatnicks
2002-02-21
The Beat Nicks are musician Nick Nero and poet Nick Beat, a pair of self-styled truth-seekers who'd
So Long Jimmy
2008-09-24
As corporate contractors have taken over the hitman industry, one Mom and Pop Company is left in Los
Tuesday's Flu
Drowning in debt to a ruthless bookie and blackmailed by his ex-wife, a recovering gambler sees one
Bicentennial Curious
The making of history in the making.