Jon Gries

Birthday: 17 June 1957, Glendale, California, USA

Birth Name: Jonathan Francis Gries

Height: 180 cm

Jon Gries was born on June 17, 1957 in Glendale, California, USA as Jonathan Francis Gries. He is an actor, known for Taken (2008), Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and Men in Black (1997).

(On Get Shorty) I was probably the 250th person they saw for that. They saw Matthew McConaughey, Ste Show more (On Get Shorty) I was probably the 250th person they saw for that. They saw Matthew McConaughey, Steve Buscemi, a lot of people. Getting it was kind of an anomaly. It's very difficult being nobody and getting a part in a movie like that. My personal feeling is that what I did in the audition didn't translate on film, and part of that was Barry Sonnenfeld's insecurity. There was so much dialogue, so he thought everything should be sped up. He kept saying, "Make it faster," and I think it lost something. When we had the cast and crew screening, there wasn't a peep from the audience. Barry was sweating profusely. He thought everyone hated it. I walked out of there thinking it was gonna be a big flop. Of course, seeing it now, I think it worked just fine, and we were all being too hard on it. Hide

On Napoleon Dynamite (2004): The fun of this kind of experience, which I think, unfortunately, a lot Show more On Napoleon Dynamite (2004): The fun of this kind of experience, which I think, unfortunately, a lot of people in the film industry miss, is really the adventure of making a movie that is being nurtured almost like a child and having to go through a channel where there are not millions of hands kind of massaging it to the screen. Hide

On his definition of success: It's not about the money. It's not about the prestige or being recogni Show more On his definition of success: It's not about the money. It's not about the prestige or being recognized. It's about doing work that you really think has integrity. Hide

Jon Gries's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 2

as Actor (266)

The Pretender - Season 2

Napoleon Dynamite

The Jeffersons - Season 3

24 - Season 8

Crazy on the Outside

The X-Files - Season 9

Hawaii Five-0 - Season 6

L.A. Law - Season 7

The Pretender - Season 3

Nikita - Season 2

Chicago Hope - Season 2

Tour of Duty - Season 1

Seinfeld - Season 1

Joysticks

The Twilight Zone - Season 1 (1985)

Cold Case - Season 5

The Monster Squad

Jake and the Fatman - Season 1

Beverly Hills 90210 - Season 5

Lost - Season 2

ER - Season 11

Cold Case - Season 4

Will Penny

Hawaii Five-0 - Season 1

Seinfeld - Season 9

The Jeffersons - Season 7

Jon Gries'S roles

John D. Lee

Rusty

Casey

Barber

Dope Dealer

Homeless Man

Martin Creaser

Desperate Man

Mr. Tod

Flash McGrath

FBI Agent Killbourne

Bill Shepard

Uncle Rico

Brice Graham

Det. Tony Montoya

Roger Linus

Texas Ranger

Van Driver

Harvey

Lazlo Hollyfeld

Shawn McDermott