Jon Gries

Jon Gries
Gries at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Jonathan Gries

(1957-06-17) June 17, 1957
Other namesJon Francis
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • music video director
Years active1968-present

Jonathan Gries (/ɡrz/ GRYZ; born June 17, 1957) is an American actor. 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). He is also known for other film and television credits such as Real Genius (1985), The Monster Squad (1987), Martin (1992–1994), Get Shorty (1995), The Pretender (1996–2000), the Taken trilogy (2008–2014), and Dream Corp LLC (2016–2020).