Jon Gries was born Jonathan Francis Gries on June 17, 1957 in Glendale, California, USA as Jonathan Francis Gries. He is an actor, known for Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Men in Black (1997) and Get Shorty (1995).
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Devil May Cry (2025)
Guest starring as Pres. Hopper
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: A River of Blood and Fire (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Inferno (Apr 3, 2025)
Guest starring as Late Night Host
- Episode 1x01: Inferno (Apr 3, 2025)
Guest starring as Soldier
- Episode 1x08: A River of Blood and Fire (Apr 3, 2025)
I'm a Virgo (2023)
Guest starring as Conservative Commentator
- Episode 1x05: Brillo, If Possible (Jun 23, 2023) [Co-Star]
The White Lotus (2021)
Starring as Greg Hunt
(9 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Amor Fati (Apr 6, 2025)
- Episode 3x07: Killer Instincts (Mar 30, 2025)
- Episode 3x06: Denials (Mar 23, 2025)
- Episode 3x04: Hide or Seek (Mar 9, 2025)
- Episode 3x03: The Meaning of Dreams (Mar 2, 2025)
- Episode 3x02: Special Treatments (Feb 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x03: Bull Elephants (Nov 13, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Italian Dream (Nov 6, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: Ciao (Oct 30, 2022)
Guest starring as Greg Hunt
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x01: Same Spirits, New Forms (Feb 16, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Departures (Aug 15, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: The Lotus-Eaters (Aug 8, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Recentering (Aug 1, 2021)
Dream Corp LLC (2016)
Starring as Dr. Roberts
(28 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Randay (Nov 22, 2020)
- Episode 3x07: Clone Disposal (Nov 15, 2020)
- Episode 3x06: Where Are They Now? (Nov 15, 2020)
- Episode 3x05: Virgil Bottoms (Nov 8, 2020)
- Episode 3x04: Fear of Heights (Nov 8, 2020)
- Episode 3x03: Tricky Ricky (Nov 1, 2020)
- Episode 3x02: Monkey Man (Nov 1, 2020)
- Episode 3x01: Comin' in Hot (Oct 25, 2020)
- Episode 2x14: The Krux (Dec 3, 2018)
- Episode 2x13: What Happens in Randy, Stays in Randy (Dec 3, 2018)
- Episode 2x12: Can't Touch This (Nov 26, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: Dust Bunnies (Nov 26, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Pickle Trip (Nov 19, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Staff Infection (Nov 19, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: 88's Weekly (Nov 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Guys and Dads (Nov 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Wild Bill (Nov 4, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Woomba (Nov 4, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Amnesia (Oct 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Accordion Jim (Oct 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: The Bullied (Oct 21, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Deep Impact (Oct 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: The Leak (Nov 27, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: You Down with OCD? (Nov 20, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Tijuana Zebra (Nov 13, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: The Predator (Nov 6, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: The Smoking Nun (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Episode One (Oct 23, 2016)
The Bridge (2013)
Guest starring as Bob
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Eye of the Deep (Aug 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: The Acorn (Jul 30, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: Sorrowsworn (Jul 23, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: Yankee (Jul 9, 2014)
- Episode 1x12: All About Eva (Sep 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: The Beetle (Sep 4, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Maria of the Desert (Jul 31, 2013)
Napoleon Dynamite (2012)
Starring as Uncle Rico
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: FFA (Mar 4, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Bed Races (Feb 19, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Pedro vs. Deb (Feb 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Ligertown (Jan 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Scantronica Love (Jan 15, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Thundercone (Jan 15, 2012)
Supernatural (2005)
Guest starring as Martin Creaser
(2 episodes)
- Episode 8x09: Citizen Fang (Dec 5, 2012)
- Episode 5x11: Sam, Interrupted (Jan 21, 2010)
Lost (2004)
Guest starring as Roger Linus
(6 episodes)
- Episode 6x07: Dr. Linus (Mar 9, 2010)
- Episode 5x16: The Incident (1) (May 13, 2009)
- Episode 5x13: Some Like It Hoth (Apr 15, 2009)
- Episode 5x11: Whatever Happened, Happened (Apr 1, 2009)
- Episode 5x10: He's Our You (Mar 25, 2009)
- Episode 3x20: The Man Behind the Curtain (May 9, 2007)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Jon Gries
- Episode 2025-03-27: Chelsea Handler, Jon Gries, Jesse Welles (Mar 27, 2025)
The Pretender (1996)
Starring as Broots
(23 episodes)
- Episode S04 Special: The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (Dec 10, 2001)
- Episode S04 Special: The Pretender 2001 (Jan 22, 2001)
- Episode 4x20: The Inner Sense (2) (May 13, 2000)
- Episode 4x19: The Inner Sense (1) (May 13, 2000)
- Episode 4x18: Corn Man A Comin (May 6, 2000)
- Episode 4x17: Meltdown (Apr 29, 2000)
- Episode 4x16: School Daze (Apr 22, 2000)
- Episode 4x15: Junk (Mar 25, 2000)
- Episode 4x14: The Agent of Year Zero (Mar 11, 2000)
- Episode 4x13: Ghosts From the Past (Feb 26, 2000)
- Episode 4x12: Lifeline (Feb 19, 2000)
- Episode 4x11: Cold Dick (Feb 12, 2000)
- Episode 4x10: Spin Doctor (Feb 5, 2000)
- Episode 4x09: 'Til Death Do Us Part (Jan 15, 2000)
- Episode 4x08: Rules of Engagement (Jan 8, 2000)
- Episode 4x07: Wild Child (Dec 11, 1999)
- Episode 4x06: Extreme (Dec 4, 1999)
- Episode 4x05: Road Trip (Nov 13, 1999)
- Episode 4x04: Risque Business (Nov 6, 1999)
- Episode 4x03: Angel's Flight (Oct 30, 1999)
- Episode 4x02: Survival (Oct 2, 1999)
- Episode 4x01: The World's Changing (Sep 25, 1999)
- Episode 2x22: Bloodlines (2) (May 16, 1998)
Guest starring as Broots
(61 episodes)
- Episode 3x22: DoNotErase (2) (May 22, 1999)
- Episode 3x21: DoNotErase (1) (May 22, 1999)
- Episode 3x20: Qallupilluit (May 22, 1999)
- Episode 3x19: End Game (May 8, 1999)
- Episode 3x18: Wake Up (May 1, 1999)
- Episode 3x17: Ties That Bind (Apr 10, 1999)
- Episode 3x16: P.T.B. (Apr 3, 1999)
- Episode 3x15: Countdown (Mar 20, 1999)
- Episode 3x14: At the Hour of Our Death (Feb 27, 1999)
- Episode 3x13: Pool (Feb 20, 1999)
- Episode 3x12: Unsinkable (Feb 13, 1999)
- Episode 3x11: The Assassin (Feb 6, 1999)
- Episode 3x10: Mr. Lee (Feb 6, 1999)
- Episode 3x09: Murder 101 (Jan 9, 1999)
- Episode 3x08: Flesh and Blood (Jan 2, 1999)
- Episode 3x07: Homefront (Dec 12, 1998)
- Episode 3x06: Parole (Nov 21, 1998)
- Episode 3x05: Betrayal (Nov 14, 1998)
- Episode 3x04: Someone to Trust (Nov 7, 1998)
- Episode 3x03: Once in a Blue Moon (Oct 31, 1998)
- Episode 3x02: Hope and Prey (Oct 24, 1998)
- Episode 3x01: Crazy (Oct 17, 1998)
- Episode 2x21: Bloodlines (1) (May 16, 1998)
- Episode 2x20: Bank (May 9, 1998)
- Episode 2x19: Red Rock Jarod (May 2, 1998)
- Episode 2x18: Stolen (May 2, 1998)
- Episode 2x17: Crash (Apr 11, 1998)
- Episode 2x16: Silence (Apr 4, 1998)
- Episode 2x15: Bulletproof (Mar 28, 1998)
- Episode 2x14: Unforgotten (Mar 21, 1998)
- Episode 2x13: A Stand Up Guy (Mar 14, 1998)
- Episode 2x12: Toy Surprise (Mar 7, 1998)
- Episode 2x11: Gigolo Jarod (Feb 7, 1998)
- Episode 2x10: Indy Show (Jan 31, 1998)
- Episode 2x09: F/X (Jan 17, 1998)
- Episode 2x08: Hazards (Jan 10, 1998)
- Episode 2x07: Collateral Damage (Jan 3, 1998)
- Episode 2x06: Past Sim (Dec 13, 1997)
- Episode 2x05: Nip and Tuck (Dec 6, 1997)
- Episode 2x04: Exposed (Nov 22, 1997)
- Episode 2x03: Over the Edge (Nov 15, 1997)
- Episode 2x02: Scott Free (Nov 8, 1997)
- Episode 2x01: Back From the Dead Again (Nov 1, 1997)
- Episode 1x22: The Dragon House (2) (May 17, 1997)
- Episode 1x21: The Dragon House (1) (May 17, 1997)
- Episode 1x20: Baby Love (May 10, 1997)
- Episode 1x19: Jarod's Honor (May 3, 1997)
- Episode 1x18: Unhappy Landings (Apr 26, 1997)
- Episode 1x17: Keys (Apr 5, 1997)
- Episode 1x16: Under the Reds (Mar 22, 1997)
- Episode 1x15: Jaroldo! (Mar 8, 1997)
- Episode 1x14: Ranger Jarod (Feb 15, 1997)
- Episode 1x12: Prison Story (Feb 1, 1997)
- Episode 1x11: Bomb Squad (Jan 18, 1997)
- Episode 1x10: The Better Part of Valor (Jan 11, 1997)
- Episode 1x09: Mirage (Jan 4, 1997)
- Episode 1x07: A Virus Among Us (Nov 16, 1996)
- Episode 1x06: To Serve and Protect (Nov 9, 1996)
- Episode 1x05: The Paper Clock (Nov 2, 1996)
- Episode 1x03: Flyer (Oct 19, 1996)
- Episode 1x02: Every Picture Tells a Story (Sep 28, 1996)
Martin (1992)
Starring as Shawn McDermott
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: No Justice, No Peace (Jan 9, 1994)
- Episode 2x11: Hollywood Swinging (1) (Nov 7, 1993)
- Episode 2x10: Fat Like Dat (Oct 24, 1993)
- Episode 2x09: To Kill a Talking Bird (Oct 17, 1993)
- Episode 2x06: Workin' Day & Night (Sep 26, 1993)
- Episode 2x05: Baby, It's You (Sep 19, 1993)
- Episode 2x04: Beat It (Sep 12, 1993)
- Episode 1x27: Checks, Lies, and Videotape (May 13, 1993)
- Episode 1x25: Variety Show (Apr 29, 1993)
- Episode 1x24: Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin (Apr 22, 1993)
- Episode 1x23: Jerome's in the House (Apr 1, 1993)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Guest starring as Dope Dealer
(4 episodes)
- Episode 5x11: Hate Is Just a Four-Letter Word (Nov 16, 1994)
- Episode 5x10: The Dreams of Dylan McKay (Nov 9, 1994)
- Episode 5x09: Intervention (Nov 2, 1994)
- Episode 5x08: Things That Go Bang in the Night (Oct 26, 1994)
Seinfeld (1989)
Guest starring as Homeless Man
- Episode 6x16: The Beard (Feb 9, 1995)
Guest starring as Rusty
- Episode 9x17: The Bookstore (Apr 9, 1998)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Guest starring as Roscoe
- Episode 1x03: The Right Hand of God - October 24, 1974 (Apr 7, 1989) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Flash McGrath
- Episode 3x17: Glitter Rock - April 12, 1974 (Apr 10, 1991)
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Dr. Harold Benson
- Episode 6x12: I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz (Feb 13, 1992)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Guest starring as Hands Callahan
- Episode 7x02: The City is Burning (Sep 28, 1987)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Jon Gries
- Episode 50x17: Jon Hamm / Lizzo (Apr 12, 2025)