How old was Jon Gries in…

Jon Gries

Bio: 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

Born: Mon, Jun 17 1957

Birthplace: Glendale, California, USA

Jon Gries is 67 years old

External Links

Sort by Popularity

Scroll to TV Credits

Acting Roles

Crew Roles

Movies (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date

Solvent

Jon Gries was

67 in Solvent

as 'Gunner S. Holbrook'.

Thu, Sep 26 2024

Bits

Jon Gries was

66 in Bits

Sat, Mar 09 2024

Only the Good Survive

Jon Gries was

65 in Only the Good Survive

as 'Cult Leader'.

Fri, Mar 10 2023

Wish Upon a Unicorn

Jon Gries was

63 in Wish Upon a Unicorn

as 'Bud'.

Tue, Sep 15 2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Jon Gries was

63 in Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

as 'Self'.

Tue, Jun 23 2020

3 Days with Dad

Jon Gries was

62 in 3 Days with Dad

as 'Tim'.

Fri, Sep 13 2019

Glass Jaw

Jon Gries was

61 in Glass Jaw

as 'Sam Austin'.

Fri, Oct 26 2018

All About the Money

Jon Gries was

59 in All About the Money

as 'Jon Waters'.

Fri, Jun 02 2017

The Axe Murders of Villisca

Jon Gries was

59 in The Axe Murders of Villisca

as 'Greg'.

Fri, Jan 20 2017

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

Jon Gries was

59 in You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

as 'Himself'.

Fri, Dec 02 2016

Operation Chromite

Jon Gries was

59 in Operation Chromite

as 'Hoyt Vandenberg, Gen Hoyt Vandenberg'.

Wed, Jul 27 2016

Falsely Accused

Jon Gries was

59 in Falsely Accused

as 'Gus'.

Fri, Jun 24 2016

Durant's Never Closes

Jon Gries was

58 in Durant's Never Closes

as 'Dizzy Dean'.

Fri, Jan 22 2016

Endgame

Jon Gries was

58 in Endgame

as 'Principal Thomas'.

Fri, Sep 25 2015

Pass the Light

Jon Gries was

57 in Pass the Light

as 'Franklin'.

Fri, Feb 06 2015

Americons

Jon Gries was

57 in Americons

as 'Billy'.

Mon, Jan 19 2015

Taken 3

Jon Gries was

57 in Taken 3

as '(Mark) Casey'.

Tue, Dec 16 2014

Bad Turn Worse

Jon Gries was

57 in Bad Turn Worse

as 'Sheriff Shep'.

Fri, Aug 15 2014

The Last Survivors

Jon Gries was

56 in The Last Survivors

as 'Carson'.

Thu, Jun 12 2014

Locker 13

Jon Gries was

56 in Locker 13

as 'Archie'.

Sat, Mar 29 2014

Eternity: The Movie

Jon Gries was

56 in Eternity: The Movie

as 'Barry Goldfield, Jr.'.

Sat, Mar 08 2014

Faults

Jon Gries was

56 in Faults

as 'Terry'.

Thu, Mar 06 2014

Skinwalker Ranch

Jon Gries was

56 in Skinwalker Ranch

as 'Hoyt'.

Wed, Oct 30 2013

Byron's Theme

Jon Gries was

56 in Byron's Theme

Tue, Sep 24 2013

A True Story

Jon Gries was

56 in A True Story

as 'Richard Simpkins'.

Fri, Sep 20 2013

Noobz

Jon Gries was

55 in Noobz

as 'Greg Lipstein'.

Fri, Jan 25 2013

Taken 2

Jon Gries was

55 in Taken 2

as 'Casey'.

Thu, Sep 27 2012

Unicorn City

Jon Gries was

54 in Unicorn City

as 'Shadow Hawk'.

Fri, Feb 24 2012

Five Time Champion

Jon Gries was

54 in Five Time Champion

as 'Melvin Glee'.

Tue, Jan 24 2012

Deep in the Heart

Jon Gries was

54 in Deep in the Heart

as 'Dick Wallrath'.

Sun, Jan 01 2012

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Jon Gries was

54 in Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

as 'Tom Sutter'.

Sun, Oct 16 2011

Natural Selection

Jon Gries was

53 in Natural Selection

as 'Peter'.

Sun, Mar 13 2011

Good Intentions

Jon Gries was

52 in Good Intentions

as 'Sheriff Ernie'.

Tue, Mar 09 2010

Crazy on the Outside

Jon Gries was

52 in Crazy on the Outside

as 'Edgar'.

Fri, Jan 08 2010

Elsewhere

Jon Gries was

51 in Elsewhere

as 'Mr. Tod'.

Thu, Jan 15 2009

Around June

Jon Gries was

51 in Around June

as 'Murry'.

Fri, Oct 10 2008

South of Heaven

Jon Gries was

51 in South of Heaven

as 'Hood 1'.

Sun, Sep 21 2008

Bar Starz

Jon Gries was

50 in Bar Starz

as 'Ricky Fabulous'.

Fri, Mar 07 2008

Taken

Jon Gries was

50 in Taken

as 'Mark Casey'.

Mon, Feb 18 2008

Frank

Jon Gries was

50 in Frank

as 'Colin York'.

Fri, Nov 02 2007

The Comebacks

Jon Gries was

50 in The Comebacks

as 'Barber'.

Fri, Oct 19 2007

Fathom

Jon Gries was

50 in Fathom

Mon, Aug 06 2007

September Dawn

Jon Gries was

49 in September Dawn

as 'John D. Lee'.

Thu, May 17 2007

American Pastime

Jon Gries was

49 in American Pastime

as 'Ed Tully'.

Fri, May 11 2007

The Astronaut Farmer

Jon Gries was

49 in The Astronaut Farmer

as 'FBI Agent Killbourne'.

Fri, Feb 23 2007

Car Babes

Jon Gries was

49 in Car Babes

as 'Gary'.

Tue, Dec 26 2006

Stick It

Jon Gries was

48 in Stick It

as 'Brice Graham'.

Fri, Apr 21 2006

The Sasquatch Gang

Jon Gries was

48 in The Sasquatch Gang

as 'Chilcutt'.

Wed, Mar 08 2006

Waterborne

Jon Gries was

47 in Waterborne

as 'Ritter, Carlton'.

Sun, Mar 13 2005

Confessions of an Action Star

Jon Gries was

47 in Confessions of an Action Star

as 'Donald Buckheim'.

Sun, Jan 23 2005

Last Best Chance

Jon Gries was

47 in Last Best Chance

as 'Bernard Wheeler'.

Sat, Jan 01 2005

Napoleon Dynamite

Jon Gries was

46 in Napoleon Dynamite

as 'Uncle Rico'.

Fri, Jun 11 2004

The Rundown

Jon Gries was

46 in The Rundown

as 'Harvey'.

Fri, Sep 26 2003

The Snow Walker

Jon Gries was

46 in The Snow Walker

as 'Pierce'.

Thu, Sep 11 2003

Northfork

Jon Gries was

46 in Northfork

as 'Arnold'.

Fri, Jul 11 2003

The Big Empty

Jon Gries was

45 in The Big Empty

as 'Elron'.

Fri, May 16 2003

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

Jon Gries was

44 in The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

as 'Broots'.

Mon, Dec 10 2001

Jackpot

Jon Gries was

44 in Jackpot

as 'Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson'.

Fri, Jul 27 2001

The Pretender 2001

Jon Gries was

43 in The Pretender 2001

as 'Broots'.

Mon, Jan 22 2001

Twin Falls Idaho

Jon Gries was

42 in Twin Falls Idaho

as 'Lawyer Jay Harrison'.

Fri, Jul 30 1999

Men in Black

Jon Gries was

40 in Men in Black

as 'Van Driver'.

Wed, Jul 02 1997

Casualties

Jon Gries was

39 in Casualties

as 'Bill Summers'.

Tue, Apr 15 1997

The Maze

Jon Gries was

39 in The Maze

as 'Dr. Holmes'.

Wed, Jan 01 1997

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Jon Gries was

38 in Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

as 'Steve'.

Mon, Jan 01 1996

Get Shorty

Jon Gries was

38 in Get Shorty

as 'Ronnie Wingate'.

Fri, Oct 20 1995

Ed and His Dead Mother

Jon Gries was

35 in Ed and His Dead Mother

as 'Rob Sundheimer'.

Fri, Jun 04 1993

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Jon Gries was

35 in Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Mon, Dec 07 1992

Fever

Jon Gries was

33 in Fever

as 'Bobby'.

Sat, May 11 1991

The Grifters

Jon Gries was

33 in The Grifters

as 'Drunk's Friend'.

Wed, Aug 08 1990

Rainbow Drive

Jon Gries was

32 in Rainbow Drive

as 'Azzolini'.

Mon, Jan 01 1990

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

Jon Gries was

32 in Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

as 'Max (as Jonathan Gries)'.

Fri, Dec 29 1989

Kill Me Again

Jon Gries was

32 in Kill Me Again

as 'Alan Swayzie'.

Fri, Oct 27 1989

Fright Night Part 2

Jon Gries was

30 in Fright Night Part 2

as 'Louie'.

Thu, Apr 07 1988

The Monster Squad

Jon Gries was

30 in The Monster Squad

as 'Desperate Man'.

Fri, Aug 14 1987

Number One with a Bullet

Jon Gries was

29 in Number One with a Bullet

as 'Bobby Sweet'.

Fri, Feb 27 1987

Running Scared

Jon Gries was

29 in Running Scared

as 'Det. Tony Montoya'.

Fri, Jun 27 1986

TerrorVision

Jon Gries was

28 in TerrorVision

as 'OD'.

Fri, Feb 14 1986

Real Genius

Jon Gries was

28 in Real Genius

as 'Lazlo Hollyfeld'.

Wed, Aug 07 1985

High School U.S.A.

Jon Gries was

26 in High School U.S.A.

as 'Leo Bandini'.

Sat, May 26 1984

High School U.S.A.

Jon Gries was

26 in High School U.S.A.

as 'Dirty Curt'.

Sun, Oct 16 1983

September Gun

Jon Gries was

26 in September Gun

as 'Brian Brian'.

Sat, Oct 08 1983

Joysticks

Jon Gries was

25 in Joysticks

as 'King Vidiot'.

Fri, Mar 04 1983

Swap Meet

Jon Gries was

22 in Swap Meet

as 'Doug'.

Fri, Sep 21 1979

More American Graffiti

Jon Gries was

22 in More American Graffiti

as 'Ron'.

Fri, Aug 03 1979

Sunnyside

Jon Gries was

21 in Sunnyside

as 'Wild Child'.

Fri, Jun 01 1979

The Chicken Chronicles

Jon Gries was

20 in The Chicken Chronicles

as 'Tom'.

Sat, Oct 01 1977

Helter Skelter

Jon Gries was

18 in Helter Skelter

as 'William Garretson'.

Thu, Apr 01 1976

Will Penny

Jon Gries was

10 in Will Penny

as 'Horace'.

Tue, Dec 19 1967

The Knife Thrower

Jon Gries will be

67+ in The Knife Thrower

as 'Lew Schätze'.

Unreleased

Carolina Caroline

Jon Gries will be

67+ in Carolina Caroline

Unreleased

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages

The White Lotus

Jon Gries was

64+ in The White Lotus

as 'Greg Hunt'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jul 11 2021

Dream Corp LLC

Jon Gries was

59+ in Dream Corp LLC

as 'Dr. Roberts'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 23 2016

The Bridge

Jon Gries was

56+ in The Bridge

as 'Bob'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jul 10 2013

Napoleon Dynamite

Jon Gries was

54+ in Napoleon Dynamite

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 15 2012

Hawaii Five-0

Jon Gries was

53+ in Hawaii Five-0

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 20 2010

Nikita

Jon Gries was

53+ in Nikita

as 'The Engineer'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 09 2010

Sons of Anarchy

Jon Gries was

51+ in Sons of Anarchy

as 'Magoo'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 03 2008

Psych

Jon Gries was

49+ in Psych

as 'Strabinsky'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jul 07 2006

Supernatural

Jon Gries was

48+ in Supernatural

as 'Martin Creaser'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 2005

Lost

Jon Gries was

47+ in Lost

as 'Roger Linus'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 2004

CSI: NY

Jon Gries was

47+ in CSI: NY

as 'Jim Warren'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 2004

Cold Case

Jon Gries was

46+ in Cold Case

as 'Bill Shepard'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 28 2003

Las Vegas

Jon Gries was

46+ in Las Vegas

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 22 2003

Carnivàle

Jon Gries was

46+ in Carnivàle

as 'Texas Ranger'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 14 2003

Jon Gries was

44+ in 24

as 'Joseph Wald'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 06 2001

The Pretender

Jon Gries was

39+ in The Pretender

as 'Broots'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 19 1996

Strange Luck

Jon Gries was

38+ in Strange Luck

as 'Henry Bloom'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 15 1995

Jon Gries was

37+ in ER

as 'Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 19 1994

Chicago Hope

Jon Gries was

37+ in Chicago Hope

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 18 1994

Bakersfield P.D.

Jon Gries was

36+ in Bakersfield P.D.

as 'Ray Coombs'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1993

The X-Files

Jon Gries was

36+ in The X-Files

as 'Salvatore Matola'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 10 1993

Martin

Jon Gries was

35+ in Martin

as 'Shawn McDermott'.

First Air Date
Thu, Aug 27 1992

Beverly Hills, 90210

Jon Gries was

33+ in Beverly Hills, 90210

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1990

Seinfeld

Jon Gries was

32+ in Seinfeld

as 'Homeless Man'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jul 05 1989

Quantum Leap

Jon Gries was

31+ in Quantum Leap

as 'Flash McGrath, Roscoe (uncredited)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 26 1989

Tattingers

Jon Gries was

31+ in Tattingers

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 26 1988

Jake and the Fatman

Jon Gries was

30+ in Jake and the Fatman

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

Tour of Duty

Jon Gries was

30+ in Tour of Duty

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1987

L.A. Law

Jon Gries was

29+ in L.A. Law

as 'Hotel Desk Clerk'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 15 1986

The Twilight Zone

Jon Gries was

28+ in The Twilight Zone

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 27 1985

Cagney & Lacey

Jon Gries was

24+ in Cagney & Lacey

First Air Date
Thu, Mar 25 1982

Falcon Crest

Jon Gries was

24+ in Falcon Crest

as 'Stone'.

First Air Date
Fri, Dec 04 1981

240-Robert

Jon Gries was

22+ in 240-Robert

First Air Date
Tue, Aug 28 1979

Mulligan's Stew

Jon Gries was

20+ in Mulligan's Stew

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 25 1977

The Jeffersons

Jon Gries was

17+ in The Jeffersons

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 18 1975