Joel Gretsch
Joel Gretsch (born December 20, 1963 in St. Cloud , Minnesota ) is an American actor.
Life
Joel Gretsch trained as an actor at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. In 1989 he went to Los Angeles and made his theatrical debut in Molières Tartuffe . He then played the title character in John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea .
His television career began in the early 1990s, starring in a few episodes of A Terribly Nice Family , Melrose Place, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class . He later played minor roles in the television series CSI: Miami , JAG , Friends and Navy CIS . Gretsch was best known to cinema audiences for his role as Bobby Jones in the DreamWorks film The Legend of Bagger Vance , and he starred in Club of the Caesars and Minority Report in 2002 . He played the role of Captain Owen Crawford in the Emmy- nominated science fiction miniseries Taken , produced by Steven Spielberg .
From 2003 to 2007 he starred as Tom Baldwin in the US television series 4400 - The Returners . In 2007 he played Thomas Gates in The Legacy of the Secret Book . From 2009 to 2011 he played Jack Landry, one of the main characters in the series remake V - The Visitors . Gretsch has been married to actress Melanie Shatner , the daughter of William Shatner , with whom he has two children, since 1999 .
Filmography (selection)
Series
- 1993: A terribly nice family ( Married… with Children , episode 7x14)
- 1994: Saved by the Bell: The New Class (episode 2x11)
- 1994: Melrose Place (episode 3x06)
- 1995: Friends (episode 1x14)
- 1999: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , episode 4x16)
- 1999: Pacific Blue - The Beach Police ( Pacific Blue , episode 4x20)
- 1999: X-Factor: The Unbelievable ( Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction , an episode)
- 2002: Taken ( miniseries , 5 episodes)
- 2003: CSI: Miami (episode 2x04)
- 2003, 2012–2015: Navy CIS ( NCIS , 4 episodes)
- 2006: Criminal Intent - Crime in sight ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , episode 6x03)
- 2006: CSI: NY (episode 2x18)
- 2004–2007: 4400 - The Returners ( The 4400 , 42 episodes)
- 2007: Journeyman - The Time Jumper ( Journeyman , 2 episodes)
- 2009: Burn Notice (episode 2x12)
- 2009–2011: V - The Visitors ( V , 22 episodes)
- 2013: The Client List (2 episodes)
- 2013-2014: Witches of East End (5 episodes)
- 2014: Scorpion (episode 1x02)
- 2014: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (episode 2x07)
- 2015: Criminal Minds (episode 11x06)
- 2016–2017: Vampire Diaries ( The Vampire Diaries , 7 episodes)
Movies
- 2000: The Legend of Bagger Vance (The Legend of Bagger Vance) - Director: Robert Redford
- 2002: Club der Caesars (The Emperor's Club) - Director: Michael Hoffman
- 2002: Minority Report - Directed by Steven Spielberg
- 2006: The Goode's House (Glass House: The Good Mother) - Director: Steve Antin
- 2007: The Book of Secrets (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) - Director: Jon Turteltaub
- 2009: Push - Director: Paul McGuigan
- 2012: My Sister with Two Faces ( Of Two Minds , TV movie) - Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Web links
- Joel Gretsch inInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Joel Gretsch, Biography. (No longer available online.) In: American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011 ; accessed on July 31, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Joel Gretsch, Biography. In: imdb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gretsch, Joel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Cloud , Minnesota |