Jun 17, 1957 - Glendale, California, USA
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.
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| Movie | 1997 | Men in Black | Van Driver | |
| Movie | 2003 | The Rundown | Harvey | |
| Movie | 1991 | Fever | Bobby | |
| Movie | 2006 | Stick It | Brice Graham | |
| Movie | 2007 | The Comebacks | Barber | |
| Movie | 2006 | Car Babes | Gary | |
| Movie | 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | FBI Agent Killbourne | |
| Movie | 1986 | TerrorVision | OD | |
| Movie | 1995 | Get Shorty | Ronnie Wingate | |
| Movie | 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | Uncle Rico | |
| Movie | 2008 | Taken | Mark Casey | |
| Movie | 2003 | Northfork | Arnold | |
| Movie | 2012 | Five Time Champion | Melvin Glee | |
| Movie | 1983 | Joysticks | King Vidiot | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Pretender 2001 | Broots | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Pretender: Island of the Haunted | Broots | |
| Movie | 1987 | The Monster Squad | Desperate Man | |
| Movie | 2009 | Elsewhere | Mr. Tod | |
| Movie | 2007 | Frank | Colin York | |
| Movie | 1985 | Real Genius | Lazlo Hollyfeld | |
| Movie | 1979 | More American Graffiti | Ron | |
| Movie | 2003 | The Big Empty | Elron | |
| Movie | 1986 | Running Scared | Det. Tony Montoya | |
| Movie | 2007 | American Pastime | Ed Tully | |
| Movie | 1988 | Fright Night Part 2 | Louie | |
| Movie | 1990 | The Grifters | Drunk's Friend | |
| Movie | 2008 | Around June | Murry | |
| Movie | 2012 | Taken 2 | Mark Casey | |
| Movie | 2008 | South of Heaven | Hood 1 | |
| Movie | 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp | Self | |
| Movie | 1979 | Swap Meet | Doug | |
| Movie | 2011 | Natural Selection | Peter | |
| Movie | 2012 | Unicorn City | Shadow Hawk | |
| Movie | 1997 | The Maze | Dr. Holmes | |
| Movie | 1996 | Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah | Steve | |
| Movie | 2008 | Bar Starz | Ricky Fabulous | |
| Movie | 2016 | Operation Chromite | Hoyt Vandenberg | |
| Movie | 1983 | September Gun | Brian Brian | |
| Movie | 2012 | Deep in the Heart | Dick Wallrath | |
| Movie | 2001 | Jackpot | Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson | |
| Movie | 2014 | Bad Turn Worse | Sheriff Shep | |
| Movie | 2013 | A True Story | Richard Simpkins | |
| Movie | 2014 | Locker 13 | Archie | |
| Movie | 2014 | Faults | Terry | |
| Movie | 2014 | Eternity: The Movie | Barry Goldfield, Jr. | |
| Movie | 2005 | Waterborne | Ritter | |
| Movie | 2005 | Waterborne | Carlton | |
| Movie | 1997 | Casualties | Bill Summers | |
| Movie | 2014 | The Last Survivors | Carson | |
| Movie | 2005 | Last Best Chance | Bernard Wheeler | |
| Movie | 1999 | Twin Falls Idaho | Lawyer Jay Harrison | |
| Movie | 1992 | Four Eyes and Six-Guns | ||
| Movie | 2023 | Only the Good Survive | Cult Leader | |
| Movie | 2014 | Taken 3 | Mark Casey | |
| Movie | 1979 | Sunnyside | Wild Child | |
| Movie | 1989 | Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog | Max (as Jonathan Gries) | |
| Movie | 2015 | 머니 게임 - 월스트리트 | Billy | |
| Movie | 2015 | Pass the Light | Franklin | |
| Movie | 2013 | Skinwalker Ranch | Hoyt | |
| Movie | 1977 | The Chicken Chronicles | Tom | |
| Movie | 2024 | Bits | ||
| Movie | 2015 | Endgame | Principal Thomas | |
| Movie | 2007 | September Dawn | John D. Lee | |
| Movie | 2017 | The Axe Murders of Villisca | Greg | |
| Movie | N/A | The Knife Thrower | Lew Schätze | |
| Movie | 1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Bobby Sweet | |
| Movie | 2016 | You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night | Himself | |
| Movie | 1990 | Rainbow Drive | Azzolini | |
| Movie | 2013 | Noobz | Greg Lipstein | |
| Movie | 1983 | High School U.S.A. | Dirty Curt | |
| Movie | 2017 | All About the Money | Jon Waters | |
| Movie | 2016 | Falsely Accused | Gus | |
| Movie | 1989 | Kill Me Again | Alan Swayzie | |
| Movie | 1967 | Will Penny | Horace | |
| Movie | 1976 | Helter Skelter | William Garretson | |
| Movie | 1993 | Ed and His Dead Mother | Rob Sundheimer | |
| Movie | 2016 | Durant's Never Closes | Dizzy Dean | |
| Movie | 2018 | Glass Jaw | Sam Austin | |
| Movie | 2016 | Operation Chromite | Gen Hoyt Vandenberg | |
| Movie | 2003 | The Snow Walker | Pierce | |
| Movie | 2019 | 3 Days with Dad | Tim | |
| Movie | 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star | Donald Buckheim | |
| Movie | 1984 | High School U.S.A. | Leo Bandini | |
| Movie | 2007 | Fathom | ||
| Movie | 2006 | The Sasquatch Gang | Chilcutt | |
| Movie | 2013 | Byron's Theme | ||
| Movie | 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Dead | Tom Sutter | |
| Movie | 2010 | Good Intentions | Sheriff Ernie | |
| Movie | 2020 | Wish Upon a Unicorn | Bud | |
| Movie | 2010 | Crazy on the Outside | Edgar | |
| Movie | N/A | Carolina Caroline | ||
| Movie | 2024 | Solvent | Gunner S. Holbrook | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Smell of Success | Early Dunchamp | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Beatnicks | B Cool | |
| TV Show | 1981 | Falcon Crest | Stone | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Carnivàle | Texas Ranger | 2 |
| TV Show | 1989 | Seinfeld | Homeless Man | 2 |
| TV Show | 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | 4 | |
| TV Show | 1996 | The Pretender | Broots | 86 |
| TV Show | 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Shelter Skelter") | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Las Vegas | Greg Walker | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Cold Case | Bill Shepard | 2 |
| TV Show | 1975 | The Jeffersons | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2001 | 24 | Joseph Wald | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | CSI: NY | Jim Warren | 1 |
| TV Show | 1979 | 240-Robert | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1989 | Quantum Leap | Flash McGrath | 1 |
| TV Show | 1989 | Quantum Leap | Roscoe (uncredited) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2004 | Lost | Roger Linus | 7 |
| TV Show | 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1993 | The X-Files | Salvatore Matola | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | Chicago Hope | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1993 | Bakersfield P.D. | Ray Coombs | 1 |
| TV Show | 1987 | Tour of Duty | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1977 | Mulligan's Stew | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1988 | Tattingers | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Liam Miller | 1 |
| TV Show | 2021 | The White Lotus | Greg Hunt | 14 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Napoleon Dynamite | Uncle Rico | 6 |
| TV Show | 2010 | Nikita | The Engineer | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Bridge | Bob | 4 |
| TV Show | 2006 | Psych | Strabinsky | 1 |
| TV Show | 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Magoo | 1 |
| TV Show | 1992 | Martin | Shawn McDermott | 54 |
| TV Show | 1994 | ER | Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Dream Corp LLC | Dr. Roberts | 28 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Supernatural | Martin Creaser | 2 |
| TV Show | 1986 | L.A. Law | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Strange Luck | Henry Bloom | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | It's Florida, Man. | Denver | 1 |
| TV Show | 2025 | Devil May Cry | Pres. Hopper / Late Night Host (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2025 | Devil May Cry | Pres. Hopper / Soldier (voice) | 1 |
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| Movie | 2010 | Pickin' and Grinnin' | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1999 | Twin Falls Idaho | Associate Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 1996 | The Pretender | Director | Directing |
