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Jon Gries
Known for: ActingAn 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.
Filmography 54
The Pretender
as Broots 
Men in Black
as Van Driver 
Taken
+7
as Mark Casey 
Taken 3
+4
as Mark Casey 
Taken 2
+4
as Mark Casey 
The Rundown
+2
as Harvey 
Dream Corp LLC
as Dr. Roberts 
Napoleon Dynamite
+3
as Uncle Rico 
Get Shorty
+3
as Ronnie Wingate 
The Monster Squad
+3
as Desperate Man 
Real Genius
+4
as Lazlo Hollyfeld 
Fright Night Part 2
as Louie 
Carolina Caroline
+1
as Hank Daniels 
The Big Empty
+1
as Elron 
The Astronaut Farmer
+1
as FBI Agent Killbourne 
Skinwalker Ranch
as Hoyt 
Running Scared
+2
as Det. Tony Montoya 
Napoleon Dynamite
as Uncle Rico (voice) 
Kill Me Again
as Alan Swayzie 
Stick It
+2
as Brice Graham 
Crazy on the Outside
as Edgar 
Joysticks
+4
as King Vidiot 
The Snow Walker
as Pierce 
The Last Survivors
as Carson 
The Comebacks
+3
as Barber 
TerrorVision
as O.D. 
The Sasquatch Gang
as Chilcutt 
Glass Jaw
as Sam Austin 
The Axe Murders of Villisca
+3
as Greg 
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rob Sundheimer 
Locker 13
+2
as Archie 
Elsewhere
as Mr. Tod 
3 Days with Dad
as Tim 
Northfork
as Arnold 
Faults
as Terry 
Wish Upon a Unicorn
+2
as Bud 
Pass the Light
+3
as Franklin 
All About the Money
+3
as Jon Waters 
Number One with a Bullet
as Bobby Sweet 
Twin Falls Idaho
as Lawyer Jay Harrison 
Americons
as Billy 
Durant's Never Closes
as Dizzy Dean 
Frank
as Colin York 
The Smell of Success
+4
as Early Dunchamp 
Noobz
as Greg Lipstein 
Endgame
as Principal Thomas 
High School U.S.A.
as Leo Bandini 
American Pastime
as Ed Tully 
Bad Turn Worse
as Sheriff Shep 
Casualties
as Bill Summers 
Solvent
+2
as Gunner S. Holbrook
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Director
Eternity: The Movie
+2
as Barry Goldfield, Jr. 
Sunnyside
as Wild Child