- Joel Gretsch
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birthname = Joel James Gretsch
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birthplace =Albany, Minnesota ,United States Joel James Gretsch (born
December 20 ,1963 ) is an Americanactor . His recent roles include Tom Baldwin on theUSA Network series "The 4400 " and Capt./Maj./Col. Owen Crawford in theSteven Spielberg produced 2002sci-fi miniseries "Taken ".Biography
Personal life
Gretsch was born in
Albany, Minnesota , the son of Russ and Barb. He has a sister, Jane, and a brother, Steve. Since 1999, Gretsch has been married to former actressMelanie Shatner , daughter ofWilliam Shatner , and has two daughters, Kaya and Willow.Career
Gretsch studied acting at the
Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before moving to Los Angeles in 1989. His stage work includes roles inMolière 's "Tartuffe " andJohn Patrick Shanley 's "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea".He started his
television work in the early 90's, appearing in episodes of "Married... with Children ", "Melrose Place " and '. Since then he has appeared in episodes of "JAG ", "Silk Stalkings ", ' and "NCIS". More recently, he played a wealthy advertising executive and husband of a supermodel on an episode of "". He also had two guest appearances on NBC's "Journeyman", playing the father of protagonistDan Vasser .Gretsch has also had supporting roles in a number of
film s including playing Bobby Jones in "The Legend of Bagger Vance " (2000), "Minority Report" (2002), "The Emperor's Club " (2002) and "" (2007).In 2008 Gretsch had a recurring role as Pete Raynor, Lindsay Boxer's love interest, on the TV series
Women's Murder Club .External links
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