ACTOR · FROM GLENDALE, USA
Jon Gries
Born 1957 · 69 years old131 credits since 19672 coming up
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ABOUT JON
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born17 June 1957
BirthplaceGlendale, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora92 of 130 titles
Known for
The titles people know Jon from.
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What Jon is working on next.
The Knife Throweras Lew SchätzeDate to be announced- Bicentennial Curiousas Mick JonesDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 92
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- SeinfeldIMDb 8.8
- Working since
- 1967
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
10 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Hank Daniels
Seriesas Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) · 1 episode
Seriesas Denver · 1 episode
Movieas Gunner S. Holbrook
Seriesas Biff · 4 episodes
as Cult Leader
The 2010s
34 titles · IMDb 5.7 on average
Movieas Tim
Movieas Sam Austin
Movieas Jon Waters
Movieas Greg
Seriesas Dr. Roberts · 28 episodes
Movieas Hoyt Vandenberg
as Gus
as Dizzy Dean
The 2000s
36 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Mr. Tod
as Murry
as Levi Franklin
as Hood 1
Seriesas Magoo · 1 episode
as Ricky Fabulous
Movieas Mark Casey
Movieas Colin York
The 1990s
19 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Lawyer Jay Harrison
Movieas Van Driver
Movieas Bill Summers
as Dr. Holmes
Seriesas Broots · 86 episodes
as Steve
Movieas Ronnie Wingate
as Henry Bloom · 1 episode
The 1980s
21 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
Movieas Alan Swayzie
Seriesas Homeless Man · 2 episodes
Seriesas Flash McGrath · 1 episode
Tattingers
Not on Cineora1 episode
Movieas Louie
Series1 episode
Series1 episode
The 1970s
8 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Doug
as Brad · 1 episode
Movieas Ron
as Wild Child
Mulligan's Stew
Not on Cineora1 episode
as Tom
Movieas William Garretson
Series1 episode
The 1960s
1 title · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Horace
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Jon’s titles.
Liam NeesonTaken, Taken 2 and 2 more
Patrick BauchauThe Pretender, Twin Falls Idaho and 2 more
Leland OrserTaken, Taken 2 and 2 more
Michael T. WeissThe Pretender, The Pretender 2001 and 2 more
Mark PolishThe Astronaut Farmer, Northfork and 2 more
Michael PolishThe Astronaut Farmer, Northfork and 2 more
M. David MullenCinematographer · The Astronaut Farmer, Northfork and 2 more
Famke Janssen
