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Jonathan Francis Gries is an American actor, writer, and director. He is also credited under the names Jon Francis and Jonathan Gries. He is best known for his role in Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico, and also as recurring character Roger Linus on Lost. He is also known for his roles in Martin, The Pretender, The Monster Squad, Running Scared, Real Genius, and Dream Corp, LLC.
Birth Name
Jonathan Francis Gries
Born
Monday, 17 June 1957
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I'm a Virgo | Conservative Commentator | 2023 |
| The White Lotus | Greg Hunt | 2021 |
| Not Quite College | Tone Cash | 2021 |
| Wish Upon a Unicorn | Bud | 2020 |
| 3 Days with Dad | Tim | 2019 |
| Glass Jaw | Sam Austin | 2018 |
| All About the Money | Jon Waters / John Waters | 2017 |
| The Axe Murders of Villisca | Greg | 2017 |
| You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night | Self / Himself | 2016 |
| Dream Corp LLC | Dr. Roberts / Dr Roberts | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I'm a Virgo | Conservative Commentator | 2023 |
| The White Lotus | Greg Hunt | 2021 |
| Not Quite College | Tone Cash | 2021 |
| Wish Upon a Unicorn | Bud | 2020 |
| 3 Days with Dad | Tim | 2019 |
| Glass Jaw | Sam Austin | 2018 |
| All About the Money | Jon Waters / John Waters | 2017 |
| The Axe Murders of Villisca | Greg | 2017 |
| You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night | Self / Himself | 2016 |
| Dream Corp LLC | Dr. Roberts / Dr Roberts | 2016 |
| Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite | Gen Hoyt Vandenberg / Hoyt Vandenberg | 2016 |
| Falsely Accused | Gus | 2016 |
| A Country Called Home | Tyler | 2016 |
| Durant's Never Closes | Dizzy Dean | 2016 |
| Endgame | Principal Thomas | 2015 |
| Pass the Light | Franklin | 2015 |
| Americons | Billy | 2015 |
| Eternity: the Movie | Barry Goldfield, Jr. | 2014 |
| Bad Turn Worse | Sheriff Shep | 2014 |
| The Last Survivors | Carson | 2014 |
| Locker 13 | Archie / Archie (segment "title story") | 2014 |
| Faults | Terry | 2014 |
| Skinwalker Ranch | Hoyt | 2013 |
| A True Story | Richard Simpkins | 2013 |
| True Story | Richard Simpkins | 2013 |
| The Bridge | Bob | 2013 |
| Featured by Fameus | Self | 2013 |
| Noobz | Greg Lipstein | 2013 |
| Taken 2 | Casey | 2012 |
| Teens Wanna Know | Self | 2012 |
| Unicorn City | Shadowhawk / Shadow Hawk | 2012 |
| Dr. Fubalous | Dr. Reed | 2012 |
| 5 Time Champion | Melvin Glee | 2012 |
| Napoleon Dynamite | Uncle Rico | 2012 |
| Deep in the Heart | Dick Wallrath | 2012 |
| Redemption: For Robbing the Dead | Tom Sutter | 2011 |
| South of Heaven | Hood 1 | 2011 |
| Around June | Murry | 2011 |
| Natural Selection | Peter | 2011 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Liam Miller | 2010 |
| Nikita | The Engineer | 2010 |
| BlackBoxTV | Dad | 2010 |
| Good Intentions | Sherriff Ernie / Sheriff Ernie | 2010 |
| Crazy on the Outside | Edgar | 2010 |
| The Playboy Morning Show | Self | 2010 |
| The Smell of Success | Early Dunchamp | 2009 |
| Elsewhere | Mr. Tod | 2009 |
| Sons of Anarchy | Magoo | 2008 |
| Bar Starz | Ricky Fabulous | 2008 |
| Taken | Casey / Mark Casey | 2008 |
| Frank | Colin York | 2007 |
| The Comebacks | Barber | 2007 |
| September Dawn | John D. Lee | 2007 |
| American Pastime | Ed Tully | 2007 |
| The Astronaut Farmer | FBI Agent Killbourne | 2007 |
| Confessions of an Action Star | Donald Buckheim | 2007 |
| Car Babes | Gary | 2006 |
| Psych | Strabinsky | 2006 |
| Stick It | Brice Graham | 2006 |
| The Sasquatch Gang | Chilcutt | 2006 |
| Criminal Minds | Clifford Walsh | 2005 |
| Supernatural | Martin Creaser | 2005 |
| Waterborne | Ritter / Carlton | 2005 |
| Lost | Roger Linus | 2004 |
| CSI: NY | Jim Warren | 2004 |
| Napoleon Dynamite | Uncle Rico | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Bill Shepard '78 / Bill Shepard | 2003 |
| The Rundown | Harvey | 2003 |
| Las Vegas | Greg Walker | 2003 |
| Carnivàle | Texas Ranger | 2003 |
| Northfork | Arnold | 2003 |
| The Big Empty | Elron | 2003 |
| The Snow Walker | Pierce | 2003 |
| The Beatnicks | B Cool | 2002 |
| The Pretender: Island of the Haunted | Broots | 2001 |
| 24 | Joseph Wald | 2001 |
| Jackpot | Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson | 2001 |
| The Pretender 2001 | Broots | 2001 |
| Twin Falls Idaho | Lawyer Jay Harrison | 1999 |
| Men in Black | Van Driver | 1997 |
| Casualties | Bill Summers | 1997 |
| The Maze | Dr. Holmes | 1997 |
| The Pretender | Broots | 1996 |
| Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah | Steve | 1996 |
| Get Shorty | Ronnie Wingate | 1995 |
| Strange Luck | Henry Bloom | 1995 |
| ER | Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Jack Kimball | 1994 |
| Bakersfield P.D. | Ray Coombs | 1993 |
| The X-Files | Salvatore Matola | 1993 |
| Ed and His Dead Mother | Rob Sundheimer | 1993 |
| Four Eyes and Six-Guns | Deputy Elmo | 1992 |
| Martin | Shawn McDermott | 1992 |
| Fever | Bobby | 1991 |
| The Grifters | Drunk's Friend | 1990 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Dope Dealer / Mr. Trilling, Dope Dealer | 1990 |
| Rainbow Drive | Azzolini | 1990 |
| Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog | Max (as Jonathan Gries) / Max | 1989 |
| Kill Me Again | Alan Swayzie | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Homeless Man / Rusty | 1989 |
| Quantum Leap | Roscoe / Flash McGrath | 1989 |
| Paradise | Emmett | 1988 |
| Tattinger's | Rick Jurasky | 1988 |
| Fright Night Part 2 | Louie | 1988 |
| 48 Hours | Self - Witness | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Lenny Maddox | 1987 |
| Tour of Duty | Maj. Rex Chapman, USAF | 1987 |
| The Monster Squad | Desperate Man | 1987 |
| Number One with a Bullet | Bobby Sweet | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Dr. Harold Benson | 1986 |
| Running Scared | Det. Tony Montoya / Tony | 1986 |
| TerrorVision | OD / O.D. | 1986 |
| The Twilight Zone | Nick Gatlin (segment "Shelter Skelter") | 1985 |
| Real Genius | Lazlo Hollyfeld | 1985 |
| High School U.S.A. | Dirty Curt | 1983 |
| September Gun | Brian Brian | 1983 |
| Joysticks | King Vidiot | 1983 |
| The Powers of Matthew Star | Brad | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Stone | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Hands Callahan | 1981 |
| Swap Meet | Doug | 1979 |
| 240-Robert | Brad | 1979 |
| More American Graffiti | Ron | 1979 |
| Sunnyside | Wild Child | 1979 |
| The White Shadow | Uri Kogenski | 1978 |
| The Chicken Chronicles | Tom | 1977 |
| Mulligan's Stew | Adams | 1977 |
| The Jeffersons | Frank | 1975 |
| Will Penny | Horace / Horace - aka 'Button' | 1967 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Pickin' & Grinnin' | 2010 |
| The Pretender | 1996 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Pickin' & Grinnin' | 2010 |
| Northfork | 2003 |
| Jackpot | 2001 |
| Twin Falls Idaho | 1999 |
