Joel Gretsch (born December 20, 1963) is an American actor. His credits include The 4400 (2004–2007), Taken (2002), V (2009–2011), Friends (1995), Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1994), JAG (1999), Silk Stalkings, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Burn Notice, NCIS, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Journeyman, The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), Minority Report (2002), The Emperor's Club (2002), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), The Vampire Diaries (2016–2017), and All Rise (2020).
Early life Gretsch was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and grew up in Albany, Minnesota, the son of Russ and Barb. He has a sister, Jane, and a brother, Steve. Gretsch was raised Roman Catholic.
Career Gretsch studied acting at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before moving to Los Angeles in 1989. His stage work includes roles in Molière's Tartuffe and John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
He started his television work in the early 1990s, appearing in episodes of Married... with Children, Melrose Place, Friends and Saved by the Bell: The New Class. Since then he has appeared in episodes of JAG, Silk Stalkings, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Burn Notice, and NCIS. In 2006, he played a wealthy advertising executive and husband of a supermodel on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In 2007, had two guest appearances playing the father of protagonist Dan Vasser on NBC's Journeyman.
Gretsch has also had supporting roles in a number of films including playing Bobby Jones in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), Minority Report (2002), The Emperor's Club (2002) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007).
In 2008, Gretsch had a recurring role as Pete Raynor, Lindsay Boxer's love interest, on the television series Women's Murder Club.
Some of his notable roles include Tom Baldwin on the USA Network series The 4400 in which he starred alongside actress Jacqueline McKenzie, and as Owen Crawford in Steven Spielberg's 2002 science fiction miniseries Taken. Gretsch reunited with Scott Peters (creator of The 4400) on his remake of V. Gretsch played priest and resistance fighter Father Jack Landry in the series.
In 2009, he guest starred in the Diablo Cody created Emmy Award nominated Showtime Comedy-Drama The United States of Tara.
Personal life Gretsch has been married to actress Melanie Shatner since September 5, 1999. They have two daughters: Kaya (born 2002), and Willow (born July 29, 2005).
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1999Kate's AddictionJack2000Bobby Jones2001Jane BondHandsome ManShort2002Minority ReportDonald Dubin2002Older Sedgewick Bell2006Glass House: The Good MotherRaymond GoodeVideo2007National Treasure: Book of SecretsThomas Gates2009ShrinkEvan2009Saving Grace B. JonesDan Jones2009PushJonah Gant2011CommerceKenShort2013Are You Here"Red" Coulter2015SafelightMr. Sullivan2015Silent WarShae's FatherShort2017Dead TriggerGeneral Conlan2023AirJohn O'Neil
Television Year Title Role Notes1993Married... with ChildrenJohnnyEpisode: "It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This"1994Saved by the Bell: The New ClassTony HartleyEpisode: "Tommy the Tenor"1994Melrose PlaceMitch SheridanEpisode: "No Strings Attached"1994Family AlbumJohnTV miniseries1995FriendsFireman EdEpisode: "The One with the Candy Hearts"1995Ramone2 episodes1997RenegadeChrisEpisode: "SWM Seeks Vctm"1999JAGChief HodgeEpisode: "Silent Service"1999Silk StalkingsRustyEpisode: "Where and When"1999Pacific BlueMark LewisEpisode: "Trust"2000Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionDanEpisode: "One for the Road"2002TakenColonel Owen CrawfordTV miniseries2003CSI: MiamiJohn WalkerEpisode: "Death Grip"2003, 2012–2013, 2015NCISNCIS Special Agent Stan BurleyEpisodes: "High Seas", "Playing with Fire", "Squall", "Saviors"2004–2007Tom BaldwinMain role2006CSI: NYDr. Keith BeaumontEpisode: "Live or Let Die"2006Law & Order: Criminal IntentJason RainesEpisode: "Siren Call"2007JourneymanFrank VasserEpisodes: "The Legend of Dylan McCleen", "Home by Another Way"2008Women's Murder ClubPete RaynorRecurring role2009Burn NoticeScott ChandlerEpisode: "Seek and Destroy"2009United States of TaraDr. HoldenEpisodes: "Snow", "Miracle"2009–2011VFather Jack LandryMain role2011In Plain SightMajor Lucas ProvoEpisode: "Provo-Cation"2011Jimmy WallaceEpisodes: "Trouble in Makeoutsville", "A Matter of Simple Duplicity"2013Ranger Captain ReeseEpisodes: "Wild Nights Are Calling", "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am"2013–2014Witches of East EndVictorRecurring role2014CaperSam ClarkeEpisodes: "City of Angels", "Psycho Path", "Southpaw's Always Right"2014Zodiac: Signs of the ApocalypseProfessor Neil MartinTV film2014ScorpionGovernor Paul LaneEpisode: "Single Point of Failure"2014Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Hank ThompsonEpisode: "The Writing on the Wall"2015Criminal MindsSheriff Paul DesarioEpisode: "Pariahville"2016–2017Peter MaxwellRecurring role (season 8)2018Do Unto OthersPastor AdlerTV film2018Matt CarmichaelTV film2020All RiseFrank Frost2 episodes
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