Acting · Glendale, California, USA · Born June 17, 1957
An American actor, writer and director. He is known for his role in Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico, and more recently "Lost" as Roger Linus, "Taken" as Casey, and "The Pretender" as Broots. From early roles like Lazlo Hollyfeld in "Real Genius" to the suspicious Greg Hunt in "White Lotus" his career spans across genres, showcasing his talent in both comedic and dramatic roles.
MovieCarolina Caroline
2026
as Hank Daniels
MovieTuesday's Flu
2025
TVDevil May Cry
2025
as Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice)
TVIt's Florida, Man.
2024
as Denver
MovieSolvent
2024
as Gunner S. Holbrook
TVFallout
2024
as Biff
MovieBits
2024
MovieOnly the Good Survive
2023
as Cult Leader
TVThe White Lotus
2021
as Greg Hunt
MovieWish Upon a Unicorn
2020
as Bud
MovieTime Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
as Self
Movie3 Days with Dad
2019
as Tim
MovieGlass Jaw
2018
as Sam Austin
MovieAll About the Money
2017
as Jon Waters
MovieThe Axe Murders of Villisca
2017
as Greg
MovieYou're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
as Himself
TVDream Corp LLC
2016
as Dr. Roberts
MovieOperation Chromite
2016
as Hoyt Vandenberg
MovieFalsely Accused
2016
as Gus
MovieDurant's Never Closes
2016
as Dizzy Dean
MovieEndgame
2015
as Principal Thomas
MoviePass the Light
2015
as Franklin
MovieAmericons
2015
as Billy
MovieTaken 3
2014
as Mark Casey
MovieBad Turn Worse
2014
as Sheriff Shep
MovieThe Last Survivors
2014
as Carson
MovieLocker 13
2014
as Archie
MovieEternity: The Movie
2014
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.
MovieFaults
2014
as Terry
MovieSkinwalker Ranch
2013
as Hoyt
MovieByron's Theme
2013
MovieA True Story
2013
as Richard Simpkins
TVThe Bridge
2013
as Bob
MovieNoobz
2013
as Greg Lipstein
MovieTaken 2
2012
as Mark Casey
MovieUnicorn City
2012
as Shadow Hawk
MovieFive Time Champion
2012
as Melvin Glee
TVNapoleon Dynamite
2012
as Uncle Rico (voice)
MovieDeep in the Heart
2012
as Dick Wallrath
MovieRedemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Tom Sutter
MovieThe Smell of Success
2011
as Early Dunchamp
MovieNatural Selection
2011
as Peter
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Liam Miller
TVNikita
2010
as The Engineer
MovieGood Intentions
2010
as Sheriff Ernie
MovieCrazy on the Outside
2010
as Edgar
MovieElsewhere
2009
as Mr. Tod
MovieAround June
2008
as Murry
MovieSo Long Jimmy
2008
as Levi Franklin
MovieSouth of Heaven
2008
as Hood 1
TVSons of Anarchy
2008
as Magoo
MovieBar Starz
2008
as Ricky Fabulous
MovieTaken
2008
as Mark Casey
MovieFrank
2007
as Colin York
MovieThe Comebacks
2007
as Barber
Fathom
2007
MovieSeptember Dawn
2007
as John D. Lee
MovieAmerican Pastime
2007
as Ed Tully
MovieThe Astronaut Farmer
2007
as FBI Agent Killbourne
MovieCar Babes
2006
as Gary
TVPsych
2006
as Strabinsky
MovieStick It
2006
as Brice Graham
MovieThe Sasquatch Gang
2006
as Chilcutt
TVSupernatural
2005
as Martin Creaser
MovieWaterborne
2005
as Ritter
MovieConfessions of an Action Star
2005
as Donald Buckheim
MovieLast Best Chance
2005
as Bernard Wheeler
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Jim Warren
TVLost
2004
as Roger Linus
MovieNapoleon Dynamite
2004
as Uncle Rico
TVCold Case
2003
as Bill Shepard
MovieThe Rundown
2003
as Harvey
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Greg Walker
TVCarnivàle
2003
as Texas Ranger
MovieThe Snow Walker
2003
as Pierce
MovieNorthfork
2003
as Arnold
MovieThe Big Empty
2003
as Elron
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Beatnicks
2002
as B Cool
MovieThe Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
as Broots
TV24
2001
as Joseph Wald
MovieJackpot
2001
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
MovieThe Pretender 2001
2001
as Broots
MovieTwin Falls Idaho
1999
as Lawyer Jay Harrison
MovieMen in Black
1997
as Van Driver
MovieCasualties
1997
as Bill Summers
MovieThe Maze
1997
as Dr. Holmes
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Broots
MovieRace Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996
as Steve
MovieGet Shorty
1995
as Ronnie Wingate
TVStrange Luck
1995
as Henry Bloom
MovieFever
1994
as Bobby
TVER
1994
as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Jack Kimball
TVBakersfield P.D.
1993
as Ray Coombs
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Salvatore Matola
MovieEd and His Dead Mother
1993
as Rob Sundheimer
MovieFour Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
as Deputy Elmo (as Jonathan Gries)
TVMartin
1992
as Shawn McDermott
TVBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Dope Dealer
MovieThe Grifters
1990
as Drunk's Friend
MovieRainbow Drive
1990
as Azzolini
MoviePucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)
MovieKill Me Again
1989
as Alan Swayzie
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Homeless Man
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Flash McGrath
Tattingers
1988
MovieFright Night Part 2
1988
as Louie
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
TVTour of Duty
1987
MovieThe Monster Squad
1987
as Desperate Man
MovieNumber One with a Bullet
1987
as Bobby Sweet
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Hotel Desk Clerk
MovieRunning Scared
1986
as Det. Tony Montoya
MovieTerrorVision
1986
as O.D.
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
MovieReal Genius
1985
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
MovieHigh School U.S.A.
1984
as Leo Bandini
MovieHigh School U.S.A.
1983
as Dirty Curt
MovieSeptember Gun
1983
as Brian Brian
MovieJoysticks
1983
as King Vidiot
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
TVFalcon Crest
1981
as Stone
MovieSwap Meet
1979
as Doug
TV240-Robert
1979
MovieMore American Graffiti
1979
as Ron
MovieSunnyside
1979
as Wild Child
Mulligan's Stew
1977
MovieThe Chicken Chronicles
1977
as Tom
MovieHelter Skelter
1976
as William Garretson
TVThe Jeffersons
1975
MovieWill Penny
1967
as Horace
MovieThe Knife Thrower
as Lew Schätze
Bicentennial Curious
as Mick Jones
