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Jon Gries

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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). 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Jon Gries is the 4,852nd most popular actor (up from 6,711th in 2024), the 7,639th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,919th in 2019) and the 2,215th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jon Gries ranks 4,852 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Mullan, Uttam Kumar, Margaret O'Brien, Song Il-gook, Tracey Walter, and Mark Lindsay Chapman. After him are Juanita Moore, Atul Kulkarni, Roger E. Mosley, Leland Orser, Tim Daly, and Rosa Taikon.

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Among people born in 1957, Jon Gries ranks 303. Before him are Chris Wedge, LeVar Burton, Jon Lovitz, Mario Van Peebles, Evangelos Venizelos, and Ian Stuart Donaldson. After him are Lyle Lovett, Marc Almond, Vinny Appice, Shlomo Mintz, Giuseppe Saronni, and Claudie Haigneré.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Gries ranks 7,641 out of 20,380. Before him are Sidney Johnson (1877), Margaret O'Brien (1937), Charles A. Beard (1874), Tracey Walter (1947), William Dwight Whitney (1827), and Norris Bradbury (1909). After him are Frankie Knuckles (1955), Juanita Moore (1914), Christopher Landon (1975), Michelle Akers (1966), Roger E. Mosley (1938), and Larry Cohen (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jon Gries ranks 2,216. Before him are Clarence Williams III (1939), Peter Hermann (1967), Agnes Ayres (1898), Martin Klebba (1969), Margaret O'Brien (1937), and Tracey Walter (1947). After him are Juanita Moore (1914), Roger E. Mosley (1938), Leland Orser (1960), Tim Daly (1956), Paget Brewster (1969), and Jeremy Davies (1969).

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