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.
Men in Black
(Van Driver)
The Rundown
(Harvey)
Fever
(Bobby)
Stick It
(Brice Graham)
The Comebacks
(Barber)
Car Babes
(Gary)
The Astronaut Farmer
(FBI Agent Killbourne)
TerrorVision
(OD)
Get Shorty
(Ronnie Wingate)
Napoleon Dynamite
(Uncle Rico)
Taken
(Mark Casey)
Northfork
(Arnold)
Five Time Champion
(Melvin Glee)
Joysticks
(King Vidiot)
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
(Broots)
The Pretender 2001
(Broots)
The Monster Squad
(Desperate Man)
Elsewhere
(Mr. Tod)
Frank
(Colin York)
Real Genius
(Lazlo Hollyfeld)
More American Graffiti
(Ron)
The Big Empty
(Elron)
Running Scared
(Det. Tony Montoya)
American Pastime
(Ed Tully)
Fright Night Part 2
(Louie)
The Grifters
(Drunk's Friend)
Around June
(Murry)
Taken 2
(Casey)
South of Heaven
(Hood 1)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
(Self)
Swap Meet
(Doug)
Natural Selection
(Peter)
Unicorn City
(Shadow Hawk)
The Maze
(Dr. Holmes)
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
(Steve)
Bar Starz
(Ricky Fabulous)
Operation Chromite
(Hoyt Vandenberg)
September Gun
(Brian Brian)
Deep in the Heart
(Dick Wallrath)
Jackpot
(Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson)
Bad Turn Worse
(Sheriff Shep)
A True Story
(Richard Simpkins)
Locker 13
(Archie)
Faults
(Terry)
Eternity: The Movie
(Barry Goldfield, Jr.)
Waterborne
(Ritter)
Waterborne
(Carlton)
Casualties
(Bill Summers)
The Last Survivors
(Carson)
Last Best Chance
(Bernard Wheeler)
Twin Falls Idaho
(Lawyer Jay Harrison)
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Only the Good Survive
(Cult Leader)
Taken 3
((Mark) Casey)
Sunnyside
(Wild Child)
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
(Max (as Jonathan Gries))
Americons
(Billy)
Pass the Light
(Franklin)
Skinwalker Ranch
(Hoyt)
The Chicken Chronicles
(Tom)
Bits
Endgame
(Principal Thomas)
September Dawn
(John D. Lee)
The Axe Murders of Villisca
(Greg)
The Knife Thrower
(Lew Schätze)
Number One with a Bullet
(Bobby Sweet)
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
(Himself)
Rainbow Drive
(Azzolini)
Noobz
(Greg Lipstein)
High School U.S.A.
(Dirty Curt)
All About the Money
(Jon Waters)
Falsely Accused
(Gus)
Kill Me Again
(Alan Swayzie)
Will Penny
(Horace)
Helter Skelter
(William Garretson)
Ed and His Dead Mother
(Rob Sundheimer)
Durant's Never Closes
(Dizzy Dean)
Glass Jaw
(Sam Austin)
The Snow Walker
(Pierce)
Operation Chromite
(Gen Hoyt Vandenberg)
3 Days with Dad
(Tim)
Confessions of an Action Star
(Donald Buckheim)
High School U.S.A.
(Leo Bandini)
Fathom
The Sasquatch Gang
(Chilcutt)
Byron's Theme
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
(Tom Sutter)
Good Intentions
(Sheriff Ernie)
Wish Upon a Unicorn
(Bud)
Crazy on the Outside
(Edgar)
Carolina Caroline
Solvent
(Gunner S. Holbrook)
Falcon Crest
(Stone)
Carnivàle
(Texas Ranger)
Seinfeld
(Homeless Man)
Beverly Hills, 90210
The Pretender
(Broots)
The Twilight Zone
Las Vegas
Cold Case
(Bill Shepard)
The Jeffersons
24
(Joseph Wald)
CSI: NY
(Jim Warren)
240-Robert
Quantum Leap
(Flash McGrath)
Quantum Leap
(Roscoe (uncredited))
Cagney & Lacey
Lost
(Roger Linus)
Jake and the Fatman
The X-Files
(Salvatore Matola)
Chicago Hope
Bakersfield P.D.
(Ray Coombs)
Tour of Duty
Mulligan's Stew
Tattingers
Hawaii Five-0
The White Lotus
(Greg Hunt)
Napoleon Dynamite
Nikita
(The Engineer)
The Bridge
(Bob)
Psych
(Strabinsky)
Sons of Anarchy
(Magoo)
Martin
(Shawn McDermott)
ER
(Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith)
Dream Corp LLC
(Dr. Roberts)
Supernatural
(Martin Creaser)
L.A. Law
(Hotel Desk Clerk)
Strange Luck
(Henry Bloom)
It's Florida, Man.
(Denver)