Jon Gries

Gries is the kind of actor I treasure precisely because he rarely headlines. Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite, Roger Linus on Lost, Greg on The White Lotus, these are roles that quietly steady an entire ensemble, and his weathered, faintly untrustworthy face does half the storytelling before he speaks. A career spanning more than four decades, plus a sideline directing music videos, tells me he understands the whole machine, not just his mark. The flashy leads get the posters, but performers like Gries give a film its texture. I find that craftsmanship far more durable than stardom.

Jonathan Gries ( GRYZ; born June 17, 1957) is an American actor and music video director. He is best known for portraying Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite (2004), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male; the recurring role of Roger Linus on Lost (2007–2010); and Greg Hunt on The White Lotus (2021–present).

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Name (English)

Jon Gries

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・グリース

Reading

じょん・ぐりーす

Born

June 17, 1957 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

Origin

Glendale, California, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / film director / film producer / television actor / film actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.jongries.com
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9

Tags

• California
• actor
• film director
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.