Jon Gries

• Birth Name — Jonathan Gries • Born — 17 June 1957 • Birthplace — Glendale, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • music video director • Other Names — Jon Francis • Years Active — 1968–present

Gries was born in Glendale, California, the son of writer, director, and producer Tom Gries. His first film role came at age 11, when he played the Boy Horace in the Charlton Heston film Will Penny, which was written and directed by his father. Some of his signature roles have come in cult classics. He played Lazlo Hollyfeld in Real Genius (1985), Azzolini in Rainbow Drive, Shawn McDermott in the TV series Martin (1992–1994), Ronnie Wingate in Get Shorty (1995), Harvey in The Rundown, and Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite (2004). Gries has played a werewolf on several occasions, such as Fright Night Part 2 and The Monster Squad. In the historical Western film September Dawn, he played executed murderer John D. Lee, in a performance praised by critics who otherwise panned the film. He played Casey in the films Taken (2008), Taken 2 (2012), and Taken 3 (2014), and was in TerrorVision, as O.D. He lent his voice for the video game Hitman: Absolution. Among his television roles are that of a terrorist in season two of the hit show 24 and as Broots on the NBC series The Pretender. He had a guest role on The X-Files in the episode "Sleepless". He played Dylan McKay's drug dealer in season 5 of Beverly Hills, 90210. He played Ben Linus's father Roger in a recurring role on the TV series Lost. He played Shawn on the Fox sitcom Martin during the first two seasons. He appeared twice in the TV series Quantum Leap—first, as a bookie in the episode "The Right Hand of God" and then as a band member in the episode "Glitter Rock". He appeared as Rusty the Bum in two episodes of Seinfeld. In 2007, he played the menacing dad to Samaire Armstrong in Around June. In 2008, he appeared in the CSI: NY episode "The Box" as the father of that episode's victim. In 2010, he wrapped production on A True Story. Based on Things That Never Actually Happened....and Some that Did and appeared in one episode of Nikita. He played Martin in the TV show Supernatural in the episodes "Sam, Interrupted" (2010), "Hello, Cruel World" (2011) and "Citizen Fang" (2012). He played Bob, a former drug addict who operates a safe haven for abused Mexican women, in The Bridge. He played Strabinsky in the TV Show Psych in the episode "One, Maybe Two, Ways Out" (2010). Gries is a part-owner of the Richmond Flying Mummies, a Northwoods League baseball team that began play in May 2026.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1976 — Helter Skelter — William Garretson — TV movie • 1977 — Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn — Uncredited • Mulligan's Stew — Adams — Episode: "Melinda Special" • 1979 — 240-Robert — Brad — Episode: "Poison Air" • 1980 — The White Shadow — Uri Kogenski — Episode: "The Russians Are Coming" • 1983 — The Powers of Matthew Star — Brad — Episode: "The Road Rebels" • September Gun — Brian Brian — TV movie • The Jeffersons — Frank — Episode: "I Do, I Don't" • High School U.S.A. — Dirty Curt — TV movie • 1987 — The Twilight Zone — Nick Gatlin (Segment: "Shelter Skelter") — Episode: "Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel" • Cagney & Lacey — Hands Callahan — Episode: "The City is Burning" • 1988 — Tattingers — Rick Jurasky — 2 episodes • 1989 — Paradise — Emmett — Episode: "Dead Run" • 1990 — Falcon Crest — Stone — Episode: "Finding Lauren" • Jake and the Fatman — Lenny Maddox — Episode: "By Myself" • Tour of Duty — Maj. Rex Chapman, USAF — Episode: "The Raid" • Rainbow Drive — Azzolini — TV movie • 1991 — Quantum Leap — Flash McGrath — Episode: "Glitter Rock–April 12, 1974" • Fever — Bobby — TV movie • 1992 — L.A. Law — Dr. Harold Benson — Episode: "I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz" • Four Eyes and Six Guns — TV movie • 1992–1994 — Martin — Shawn McDermott — 54 episodes • 1993 — Bakersfield P.D. — Ray Coombs — Episode: "A Bullet for Stiles" • 1994 — The X-Files — Salvatore Matola — Episode: "Sleepless" • Beverly Hills, 90210 — Mr. Trilling, Dope Dealer — 4 episodes • 1995 — Chicago Hope — Jack Kimball — Episode: "Hello Goodbye" • Strange Luck — Henry Bloom — Episode: "Last Chance" • Seinfeld — Homeless Man — Episode: "The Beard" • 1996 — Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah — Steve — TV movie • 1996–2000 — The Pretender — Broots — 82 episodes • 1998 — Seinfeld — Rusty — Episode: "The Bookstore" • 2001 — The Pretender 2001 — Broots — TV movie • ER — Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith — Episode: "Fear of Commitment" • The Pretender: Island of the Haunted — Broots — TV movie • 2002 — 24 — Joseph Wald — Episode: "Day 2: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m." • 2003–2005 — Carnivàle — Texas Ranger — 2 episodes • 2004 — Las Vegas — Greg Walker — Episode: "Sons and Lovers" • 2007–2010 — Lost — Roger Linus — 6 episodes • 2008 — CSI: NY — Jim Warren — Episode: "The Box" • 2010 — Cold Case — Bill Shepard '78 — 2 episodes • Sons of Anarchy — Passport Forger — Episode: "So" • Psych — Strabinsky — Episode: "One, Maybe Two, Ways Out" • Nikita — The Engineer — Episode: "Dark Matter" • Supernatural — Martin Creaser — 2 episodes • 2011 — Hawaii Five-0 — Liam Miller — Episode: "Lapa'au" • 2012 — Dr. Fubalous — Dr. Reed — 2 episodes • Napoleon Dynamite — Uncle Rico — 6 episodes • BlackBoxTV — Dad — Episode: "Silverwood: The Hunger" • 2013–2014 — The Bridge — Bob — 7 episodes • 2014 — Criminal Minds — Clifford Walsh — Episode: "The Road Home" • 2016–2020 — Dream Corp LLC — Dr. Roberts — 28 episodes • 2021–present — The White Lotus — Greg Hunt — Recurring (season 1). Main role (seasons 2 - 3) • 2024 — It's Florida, Man — Denver — Episode: "Saucy" • 2025 — Saturday Night Live — Howard Lutnick — Episode: "Jon Hamm / Lizzo" • Devil May Cry — President Hopper — Voice role • 2025–present — Fallout — Biff — Recurring role

• Year — Title — Role • 2012 — Hitman: Absolution — Sheriff Clive Skurky (voice)

As director • Flies on Fire – "Long Gone Dead" (1989) • Low Profile – "Pay Ya Dues" (1989) • Low Profile – "That's Y They Do It" (1989) • Low Profile – "Funky Song" (1990) • Mere Mortals – "Cracked" (2006) As actor • Lenny Kravitz – "Mr. Cab Driver" (1990) • Alice in Chains – "Rooster" (1993)