Occupation Actor Role Actor | Name Joel Gretsch Years active 1992–present | |
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Full Name Joel James Gretsch Children Willow Gretsch, Kaya Gretsch Parents Russ Gretsch, Barb Gretsch Siblings Steve Gretsch, Jane Gretsch Movies and TV shows Similar People | ||
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Joel James Gretsch (born December 20, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on The 4400, Taken and on V.
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Joel gretsch
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 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, Burn Notice, and NCIS. More recently, he played a wealthy advertising executive and husband of a supermodel on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He also had two guest appearances on NBC's Journeyman, playing the father of protagonist Dan Vasser.
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 and 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.
He guest starred in the new Diablo Cody created Emmy Award nominated Showtime Comedy-Drama The United States of Tara in the 1st season's last two episodes.
Filmography
Actor
2023
Air as
John O'Neill
2021
Chupacabra (Short) as
The Sheriff
2020
All Rise (TV Series) as
Frank Frost
- Keep Ya Head Up (2020) - Frank Frost
- A Change Is Gonna Come (2020) - Frank Frost
2018
A Father's Nightmare (TV Movie) as
Matt Carmichael
2018
Do Unto Others (TV Movie) as
Pastor John Adler
2017
Dead Trigger as
General Conlan
2016
The Vampire Diaries (TV Series) as
Peter Maxwell
- I Was Feeling Epic (2017) - Peter Maxwell
- We're Planning a June Wedding (2017) - Peter Maxwell
- Nostalgia's a Bitch (2017) - Peter Maxwell
- We Have History Together (2017) - Peter Maxwell
- The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You (2016) - Peter Maxwell
- Coming Home Was a Mistake (2016) - Peter Maxwell
- An Eternity of Misery (2016) - Peter Maxwell
2015
Silent War (Short) as
Shae's Father
2003
NCIS (TV Series) as
NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley / Agent Stanley Burley
- Saviors (2015) - NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley
- Squall (2013) - NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley
- Playing with Fire (2012) - NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley
- High Seas (2003) - Agent Stanley Burley
2015
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Sheriff Paul Desario
- Pariahville (2015) - Sheriff Paul Desario
2015
Safelight as
Mr. Sullivan
2014
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) as
Hank Thompson
- The Writing on the Wall (2014) - Hank Thompson
2014
Scorpion (TV Series) as
Governor Paul Lane
- Single Point of Failure (2014) - Governor Paul Lane
2014
Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse (TV Movie) as
Neil Martin
2013
Witches of East End (TV Series) as
Victor Beauchamp
- The Brothers Grimoire (2014) - Victor Beauchamp
- The Old Man and the Key (2014) - Victor Beauchamp
- A Moveable Beast (2014) - Victor Beauchamp
- Oh, What a World! (2013) - Victor Beauchamp
- A Parching Imbued (2013) - Victor Beauchamp
2014
Caper (TV Series) as
Sam Clarke
- Southpaw's Always Right (2014) - Sam Clarke
- Psycho Path (2014) - Sam Clarke
- City of Angles (2014) - Sam Clarke
2013
Are You Here as
Red Coulter
2013
The Client List (TV Series) as
Ranger Captain Reese
- What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am (2013) - Ranger Captain Reese
- Wild Nights Are Calling (2013) - Ranger Captain Reese
2012
Of Two Minds (TV Movie) as
Rick Clark
2011
The Playboy Club (TV Series) as
Jimmy Wallace
- A Matter of Simple Duplicity (2011) - Jimmy Wallace
- Trouble in Makeoutsville - Jimmy Wallace
2011
In Plain Sight (TV Series) as
Major Lucas Provo
- Provo-Cation (2011) - Major Lucas Provo
2011
Commerce (Short) as
Ken
2009
V (TV Series) as
Father Jack Landry
- Mother's Day (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Devil in a Blue Dress (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Uneasy Lies the Head (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Birth Pangs (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Siege (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Concordia (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Unholy Alliance (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Laid Bare (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Serpent's Tooth (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Red Rain (2011) - Father Jack Landry
- Red Sky (2010) - Father Jack Landry
- Fruition (2010) - Father Jack Landry
- Hearts and Minds (2010) - Father Jack Landry
- Heretic's Fork (2010) - Father Jack Landry
- We Can't Win (2010) - Father Jack Landry
- John May (2010) - Father Jack Landry
- Pound of Flesh (2010) - Father Jack Landry
- Welcome to the War (2010) - Father Jack Landry
- It's Only the Beginning (2009) - Father Jack Landry
- A Bright New Day (2009) - Father Jack Landry
- There Is No Normal Anymore (2009) - Father Jack Landry
- Pilot (2009) - Father Jack Landry
2009
United States of Tara (TV Series) as
Dr. Holden
- Miracle (2009) - Dr. Holden
- Snow (2009) - Dr. Holden
2009
Saving Grace B. Jones as
Dan Jones
2009
Burn Notice (TV Series) as
Scott Chandler
- Seek and Destroy (2009) - Scott Chandler
2009
Push as
Nick's Father
2009
Shrink as
Evan
2008
Women's Murder Club (TV Series) as
Pete Raynor
- Never Tell (2008) - Pete Raynor
- And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free (2008) - Pete Raynor
- Father's Day (2008) - Pete Raynor
2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets as
Thomas Gates
2007
Journeyman (TV Series) as
Frank Vasser
- Home by Another Way (2007) - Frank Vasser
- The Legend of Dylan McCleen (2007) - Frank Vasser
2004
The 4400 (TV Series) as
Tom Baldwin
- The Great Leap Forward (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- Tiny Machines (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- Ghost in the Machine (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- One of Us (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- Daddy's Little Girl (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- No Exit (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- Till We Have Built Jerusalem (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- The Marked (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- Try the Pie (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- The Truth and Nothing But the Truth (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- Audrey Parker's Come and Gone (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- Fear Itself (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- The Wrath of Graham (2007) - Tom Baldwin
- Fifty-Fifty (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- Terrible Swift Sword (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- The Gospel According to Collier (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- The Starzl Mutation (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- The Ballad of Kevin and Tess (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- Blink (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- The Home Front (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- Graduation Day (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- Gone: Part 2 (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- Gone: Part 1 (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- Being Tom Baldwin (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- The New World (2006) - Tom Baldwin
- Mommy's Bosses (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- The Fifth Page (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Lockdown (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Hidden (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Rebirth (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Carrier (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Life Interrupted (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- As Fate Would Have It (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Suffer the Children (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Weight of the World (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Voices Carry (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- Wake-Up Call (2005) - Tom Baldwin
- White Light (2004) - Tom Baldwin
- Trial by Fire (2004) - Tom Baldwin
- Becoming (2004) - Tom Baldwin
- The New and Improved Carl Morrissey (2004) - Tom Baldwin
- Pilot: Part 1 (2004) - Tom Baldwin
- Pilot: Part 2 (2004) - Tom Baldwin
2006
Glass House: The Good Mother (Video) as
Raymond Goode
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) as
Jason Raines
- Siren Call (2006) - Jason Raines
2006
CSI: NY (TV Series) as
Dr. Keith Beaumont
- Live or Let Die (2006) - Dr. Keith Beaumont
2003
CSI: Miami (TV Series) as
John Walker
- Death Grip (2003) - John Walker
2002
Taken (TV Mini Series) as
Colonel Owen Crawford / Owen Crawford / Lt. Colonel Owen Crawford / ...
- John (2002) - Owen Crawford
- Acid Tests (2002) - Colonel Owen Crawford
- High Hopes (2002) - Colonel Owen Crawford
- Jacob and Jesse (2002) - Lt. Colonel Owen Crawford
- Beyond the Sky (2002) - Captain / Major Owen Crawford
2002
The Emperor's Club as
Older Sedgewick Bell
2002
Minority Report as
Donald Doobin
2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance as
Bobby Jones
2000
Jane Bond (Short) as
Handsome Man
1999
Pacific Blue (TV Series) as
Mark Lewis
- Trust (1999) - Mark Lewis
1999
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) as
Dan Weaver (segment "One for the Road")
- One for the Road/The Music Box/Two to One/Damsel/The Horn (1999) - Dan Weaver (segment "One for the Road")
1999
Silk Stalkings (TV Series) as
Rusty
- Where and When (1999) - Rusty
1999
Kate's Addiction as
Jack
1999
JAG (TV Series) as
Chief Petty Officer Hodge
- Silent Service (1999) - Chief Petty Officer Hodge
1997
Renegade (TV Series) as
Chris
- SWM Seeks VCTM (1997) - Chris
1992
The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series) as
Ramone / Billy Maxwell
1995
Friends (TV Series) as
Fireman Ed
- The One with the Candy Hearts (1995) - Fireman Ed
1994
Family Album (TV Mini Series) as
John
- Episode #1.2 (1994) - John
- Episode #1.1 (1994) - John
1994
Melrose Place (TV Series) as
Mitch Sheridan
- No Strings Attached (1994) - Mitch Sheridan
1994
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (TV Series) as
Mr. Hartley
- Tommy the Tenor (1994) - Mr. Hartley
1993
Married... with Children (TV Series) as
Johnny
- It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This (1993) - Johnny
1992
Freshman Dorm (TV Series) as
Hunk
- Pilot (1992) - Hunk
Director
-
The Elevator (TV Series) (completed)
-
Start Without Me
2015
Silent War (Short)
Producer
-
The Elevator (TV Series) (executive producer) (completed)
-
Start Without Me (producer)
2015
Silent War (Short) (producer)
Writer
2015
Silent War (Short)
Self
2010
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 26 February 2010 (2010) - Self
2006
William Shatner in Concert (TV Special documentary) as
Self
2005
Today (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 23 February 2005 (2005) - Self
2002
Inside Taken (Video documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2017
The Vampire Diaries (TV Series) as
Peter Maxwell
- The Lies Will Catch Up to You (2017) - Peter Maxwell (uncredited)
2010
V (TV Series) as
Father Jack Landry
- The Arrival (2010) - Father Jack Landry (uncredited)
2006
The 4400 (TV Series) as
Tom Baldwin
- Unlocking the Secrets (2006) - Tom Baldwin
References
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