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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

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
3.6

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
3.2

The Rundown

2003-09-26

When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifac

Fever
1.7

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
3.4

Stick It

2006-04-21

Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squander

The Comebacks
2.4

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
2.7

Car Babes

2006-12-26

A coming of age story about the quirky lives of car salesman.

The Astronaut Farmer
3.1

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
2.9

TerrorVision

1986-02-14

Stanley Putterman installs a state-of-the-art satellite dish in his backyard, soon unleashing a stra

Get Shorty
3.2

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
3.4

Napoleon Dynamite

2004-06-11

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their s

Taken
3.7

Taken

2008-02-18

Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. Af

Northfork
3

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
3.1

Five Time Champion

2012-01-24

While the young scientist, Julius, steadfastly researches the asexual reproduction of worms, his nat

Joysticks
2.3

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
3.5

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
3.4

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
3.4

The Monster Squad

1987-08-14

Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the

Elsewhere
2.9

Elsewhere

2009-01-15

A teen girl disappears after trying to meet men online in order to escape her small town. Apparently

Frank
2.2

Frank

2007-11-02

A young urban family spends summers on an idyllic island. When an abandoned, mangy mutt wanders onto

Real Genius
3.3

Real Genius

1985-08-07

When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn tha

More American Graffiti
2.6

More American Graffiti

1979-08-03

College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

The Big Empty
3

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
3

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
3.3

American Pastime

2007-05-11

American Pastime tells a poignant story set against the Japanese-American internment camps during Wo

Fright Night Part 2
3.2

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
3.2

The Grifters

1990-08-08

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both

Around June
1.3

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
3.2

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
1.6

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
3.4

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
0.8

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
3.1

Natural Selection

2011-03-13

When a dutiful, albeit barren Christian housewife discovers that her devout husband has suffered a s

Unicorn City
2.8

Unicorn City

2012-02-24

Voss entices local gamers to create a utopia to impress a potential employer, but paradise is disrup

The Maze
2.5

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
3

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
0.8

Bar Starz

2008-03-07

Straight-arrow Barry has moved 3000 miles away from lackluster Ohio to attend college in sunny SoCal

Operation Chromite
2.9

Operation Chromite

2016-07-27

A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.

September Gun
2.6

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
2.6

Deep in the Heart

2012-01-01

An alcoholic man refocuses himself on putting kids through college via 4H and FFA scholarship donati

Jackpot
3.3

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
2.7

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
2.7

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
3.3

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
3.3

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
1.1

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
2.8

Waterborne

2005-03-13

Heera Bhatti, an American-Sikh, runs a corner store in Los Angeles with the help of her son, Vikram,

Casualties
3.2

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
3

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
2

Last Best Chance

2005-01-01

Thriller about governments around the world racing to attempt to stop a terrorist organization from

Twin Falls Idaho
3.5

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
1

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
0

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
3.1

Taken 3

2014-12-16

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murde

Sunnyside
3

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
1.9

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
3

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
3.2

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
2.7

Skinwalker Ranch

2013-10-30

In 2010 “Skinwalker Ranch” gained media attention after experiencing a wide range of unexplained ph

The Chicken Chronicles
1.4

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
1

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
2.9

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
2.6

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
2.4

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
0

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
2.3

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
3.4

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
2.3

Rainbow Drive

1990-01-01

A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover

Noobz
2.9

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.
2.7

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
2.7

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
2.6

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
3

Kill Me Again

1989-10-27

After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to absco

Will Penny
3.3

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
3.4

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
2.7

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
4

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
3.4

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
3.5

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
2.6

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
2

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.
2.1

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
0

Fathom

2007-08-06

A lone beachcomber, searching for treasure on a deserted beach, finds more than he bargained for.

The Sasquatch Gang
2.9

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
0

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
1.3

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
2.4

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
3.5

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
2.6

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
0

Carolina Caroline

2025-09-05

A young woman skips her small town — in search of her estranged mother — alongside a charismatic con

Solvent
2.5

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
2.8

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
2.9

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
0

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
0

Tuesday's Flu

Drowning in debt to a ruthless bookie and blackmailed by his ex-wife, a recovering gambler sees one

Bicentennial Curious
0

Bicentennial Curious

The making of history in the making.