Carolina Caroline
2026 · Movie
as Hank Daniels
Jon Gries
1957-06-17
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Glendale, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Tuesday's Flu
2025 · Movie
Devil May Cry
2025 · TV Show
as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice), Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice), Hopper / Protester (voice), Hopper / Demon 1 (voice)
Bits
2024 · Movie
Solvent
2024 · Movie
as Gunner S. Holbrook
It's Florida, Man.
2024 · TV Show
as Denver
Fallout
2024 · TV Show
as Biff
Only the Good Survive
2023 · Movie
as Cult Leader
The White Lotus
2021 · TV Show
as Greg Hunt
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020 · Movie
as Self
Wish Upon a Unicorn
2020 · Movie
as Bud
3 Days with Dad
2019 · Movie
as Tim
Glass Jaw
2018 · Movie
as Sam Austin
The Axe Murders of Villisca
2017 · Movie
as Greg
All About the Money
2017 · Movie
as Jon Waters
Operation Chromite
2016 · Movie
as Hoyt Vandenberg
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016 · Movie
as Himself
Falsely Accused
2016 · Movie
as Gus
Durant's Never Closes
2016 · Movie
as Dizzy Dean
Dream Corp LLC
2016 · TV Show
as Dr. Roberts
Americons
2015 · Movie
as Billy
Pass the Light
2015 · Movie
as Franklin
Endgame
2015 · Movie
as Principal Thomas
Bad Turn Worse
2014 · Movie
as Sheriff Shep
Locker 13
2014 · Movie
as Archie
Faults
2014 · Movie
as Terry
Eternity: The Movie
2014 · Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
The Last Survivors
2014 · Movie
as Carson
Taken 3
2014 · Movie
as Mark Casey
A True Story
2013 · Movie
as Richard Simpkins
Skinwalker Ranch
2013 · Movie
as Hoyt
Noobz
2013 · Movie
as Greg Lipstein
Byron's Theme
2013 · Movie
The Bridge
2013 · TV Show
as Bob
Five Time Champion
2012 · Movie
as Melvin Glee
Taken 2
2012 · Movie
as Mark Casey
Unicorn City
2012 · Movie
as Shadow Hawk
Deep in the Heart
2012 · Movie
as Dick Wallrath
Napoleon Dynamite
2012 · TV Show
as Uncle Rico (voice)
Natural Selection
2011 · Movie
as Peter
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011 · Movie
as Tom Sutter
The Smell of Success
2011 · Movie
as Early Dunchamp
Good Intentions
2010 · Movie
as Sheriff Ernie
Crazy on the Outside
2010 · Movie
as Edgar
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV Show
as Liam Miller
Nikita
2010 · TV Show
as The Engineer
Elsewhere
2009 · Movie
as Mr. Tod
Taken
2008 · Movie
as Mark Casey
Around June
2008 · Movie
as Murry
South of Heaven
2008 · Movie
as Hood 1
Bar Starz
2008 · Movie
as Ricky Fabulous
So Long Jimmy
2008 · Movie
as Levi Franklin
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · TV Show
as Magoo
The Comebacks
2007 · Movie
as Barber
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 · Movie
as FBI Agent Killbourne
Frank
2007 · Movie
as Colin York
American Pastime
2007 · Movie
as Ed Tully
September Dawn
2007 · Movie
as John D. Lee
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Fathom
2007 · Movie
Stick It
2006 · Movie
as Brice Graham
Car Babes
2006 · Movie
as Gary
The Sasquatch Gang
2006 · Movie
as Chilcutt
Psych
2006 · TV Show
as Strabinsky
Waterborne
2005 · Movie
as Ritter
Last Best Chance
2005 · Movie
as Bernard Wheeler
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 · Movie
as Donald Buckheim
Supernatural
2005 · TV Show
as Martin Creaser
Napoleon Dynamite
2004 · Movie
as Uncle Rico
CSI: NY
2004 · TV Show
as Jim Warren
Lost
2004 · TV Show
as Roger Linus
The Rundown
2003 · Movie
as Harvey
Northfork
2003 · Movie
as Arnold
The Big Empty
2003 · Movie
as Elron
The Snow Walker
2003 · Movie
as Pierce
Carnivàle
2003 · TV Show
as Texas Ranger
Las Vegas
2003 · TV Show
as Greg Walker
Cold Case
2003 · TV Show
as Bill Shepard
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Beatnicks
2002 · Movie
as B Cool
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001 · Movie
as Broots
The Pretender 2001
2001 · Movie
as Broots
Jackpot
2001 · Movie
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
24
2001 · TV Show
as Joseph Wald
Twin Falls Idaho
1999 · Movie
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
Men in Black
1997 · Movie
as Van Driver
The Maze
1997 · Movie
as Dr. Holmes
Casualties
1997 · Movie
as Bill Summers
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996 · Movie
as Steve
The Pretender
1996 · TV Show
as Broots
Get Shorty
1995 · Movie
as Ronnie Wingate
Strange Luck
1995 · TV Show
as Henry Bloom
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
as Jack Kimball
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993 · Movie
as Rob Sundheimer
The X-Files
1993 · TV Show
as Salvatore Matola
Bakersfield P.D.
1993 · TV Show
as Ray Coombs
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992 · Movie
as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
Martin
1992 · TV Show
as Shawn McDermott
Fever
1991 · Movie
as Bobby
The Grifters
1990 · Movie
as Drunk's Friend
Rainbow Drive
1990 · Movie
as Azzolini
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · TV Show
as Dope Dealer
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989 · Movie
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Kill Me Again
1989 · Movie
as Alan Swayzie
Seinfeld
1989 · TV Show
as Homeless Man
Quantum Leap
1989 · TV Show
as Flash McGrath
Fright Night Part 2
1988 · Movie
as Louie
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Tattingers
1988 · TV Show
The Monster Squad
1987 · Movie
as Desperate Man
Number One with a Bullet
1987 · Movie
as Bobby Sweet
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · TV Show
Tour of Duty
1987 · TV Show
TerrorVision
1986 · Movie
as O.D.
Running Scared
1986 · Movie
as Det. Tony Montoya
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Real Genius
1985 · Movie
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
High School U.S.A.
1984 · Movie
as Leo Bandini
Joysticks
1983 · Movie
as King Vidiot
September Gun
1983 · Movie
as Brian Brian
High School U.S.A.
1983 · Movie
as Dirty Curt
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · TV Show
Falcon Crest
1981 · TV Show
as Stone
More American Graffiti
1979 · Movie
as Ron
Swap Meet
1979 · Movie
as Doug
Sunnyside
1979 · Movie
as Wild Child
240-Robert
1979 · TV Show
as Brad
The Chicken Chronicles
1977 · Movie
as Tom
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Mulligan's Stew
1977 · TV Show
Helter Skelter
1976 · Movie
as William Garretson
The Jeffersons
1975 · TV Show
Will Penny
1967 · Movie
as Horace
The Knife Thrower
· Movie
as Lew Schätze
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Bicentennial Curious
· Movie
as Mick Jones
