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Joel Gretsch
Gretsch at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Melanie Shatner ​(m. 1999)​
Children	2
Relatives	William Shatner (father-in-law)

Joel Gretsch 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 (b. 2002), and Willow (b. 2005).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. Giltz, Michael (2010-11-23). "The good Father". New York Post. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
2. ^ "Joel Gretsch Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
3. ^ "PopEntertainment.com: Joel Gretsch interview about 'V.'". www.popentertainment.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
4. Shatner, William; Fisher, David (April 28, 2009). Up Till Now: The Autobiography. Macmillan. ISBN 9781429937979. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Google Books.
5. Clark, Mark (April 1, 2012). Star Trek FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the First Voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Applause Theatre & Cinema. ISBN 9781557839633. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Google Books.

External links

• Joel Gretsch at IMDb

• Male actors from Minnesota
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• Living people
• People from St. Cloud, Minnesota
• People from Albany, Minnesota
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors