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Jon Gries

1957 - Today

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Jonathan Gries ( GRYZ; born June 17, 1957) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for the role of Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and recurring character Roger Linus on Lost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Gries has received more than 2,805,509 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jon Gries is the 6,712th most popular actor (up from 7,611th in 2019), the 9,919th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,280th in 2019) and the 3,087th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jon Gries by language

Over the past year Jon Gries has had the most page views in the with 420,366 views, followed by French (17,310), and German (15,808). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (130.80%), Welsh (43.26%), and Asturian (43.20%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jon Gries ranks 6,712 out of 13,578. Before him are Katie McGrath, Belén Cuesta, Hannah Waddingham, Esther Acebo, Sheila Hancock, and Dana Carvey. After him are Craig Ferguson, Josh Hamilton, Corbin Bernsen, Isabel Jewell, Teryl Rothery, and Jason David Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jon Gries ranks 447. Before him are Patty Smyth, Marino Lejarreta, Lilli Gruber, John Ribat, Arnoldo Iguarán, and Jay Roach. After him are Yury Usachov, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Nick de Firmian, Cyril Collard, Wilfried Hannes, and Anna Fotyga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Gries ranks 9,919 out of 20,380. Before him are John Wells (1956), Robin Hartshorne (1938), DJ Premier (1966), Roberta Williams (1953), John Houbolt (1919), and Dana Carvey (1955). After him are Percy Heath (1923), Josh Hamilton (1969), Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905), Corbin Bernsen (1954), Isabel Jewell (1907), and Jason David Frank (1973).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jon Gries ranks 3,087. Before him are Dianna Agron (1986), Bernie Casey (1939), Louise Lorraine (1904), Mae Clarke (1910), Geoffrey Arend (1978), and Dana Carvey (1955). After him are Josh Hamilton (1969), Corbin Bernsen (1954), Isabel Jewell (1907), Jason David Frank (1973), Lucas Black (1982), and Nick Stahl (1979).

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Television and Movie Roles

Taken
Mark Casey
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his best years possibly behind him, the job may be more than he can handle.
Feb 18o 20087.39 / 10
Men in Black
Van driver
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay and new recruit Agent Jay find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Jul 2o 19977.189 / 10
Taken 2
Casey
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Sep 27o 20126.341 / 10