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Joel Gretsch

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Joel Gretsch
Trailer for Of Two Minds
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Of Two Minds (2012)
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Joel Gretsch was born on 20 December 1963 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Push (2009), Minority Report (2002) and The 4400 (2004). He has been married to Melanie Shatner since 5 September 1999. They have two children.
BornDecember 20, 1963
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BornDecember 20, 1963
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Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Jay Acovone, Larry Poindexter, and Joel Gretsch in Friends (1994)
Joel Gretsch, John Hawkes, and Andy Powers in Taken (2002)
Catherine Dent and Joel Gretsch in Taken (2002)
Jason Gray-Stanford, Joel Gretsch, and John Hawkes in Taken (2002)
Joel Gretsch and Andrew Johnston in Taken (2002)
Joel Gretsch and Tina Holmes in Taken (2002)
Joel Gretsch in Taken (2002)
Joel Gretsch and Michael Moriarty in Taken (2002)
Stacy Grant and Joel Gretsch in Taken (2002)
Joel Gretsch in Taken (2002)
Joel Gretsch, Branden Nadon, and Nolan Gerard Funk in Taken (2002)
Willie Garson, Joel Gretsch, and John Hawkes in Taken (2002)

Known for:

Chris Evans in Push (2009)
Push
6.1
  • Nick's Father
  • 2009
Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report
7.6
  • Donald Doobin
  • 2002
Peter Coyote, Joel Gretsch, Richard Kahan, Karina Lombard, Jacqueline McKenzie, Mahershala Ali, Patrick John Flueger, Chad Faust, and Conchita Campbell in The 4400 (2004)
The 4400
7.3
TV Series
  • Tom Baldwin
Nicolas Cage in National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
6.5
  • Thomas Gates
  • 2007

Credits

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Actor

  • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, and Viola Davis in Air (2023)
    Air
    • John O'Neill
    • 2023
  • Chupacabra (2021)
    Chupacabra
    • The Sheriff
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Marg Helgenberger in All Rise (2019)
    All Rise
    • Frank Frost
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Jessica Lowndes in A Father's Nightmare (2018)
    A Father's Nightmare
    • Matt Carmichael
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Do Unto Others (2018)
    Do Unto Others
    • Pastor John Adler
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Dolph Lundgren in Dead Trigger (2017)
    Dead Trigger
    • General Conlan
    • 2017
  • Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
    The Vampire Diaries
    • Peter Maxwell
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Silent War
    • Shae's Father
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Mark Harmon, Maria Bello, Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
    • NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley
    • Agent Stanley Burley
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2015
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    • Sheriff Paul Desario
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Juno Temple and Evan Peters in Safelight (2015)
    Safelight
    • Mr. Sullivan
    • 2015
  • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    • Hank Thompson
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Scorpion (2014)
    Scorpion
    • Governor Paul Lane
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse (2014)
    Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse
    • Neil Martin
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Julia Ormond, Mädchen Amick, Rachel Boston, and Jenna Dewan in Witches of East End (2013)
    Witches of East End
    • Victor Beauchamp
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014

Director

  • Start Without Me
    • Director
  • The Elevator
    • Director
    • Completed
    • TV Series
  • Silent War
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015

Producer

  • Start Without Me
    • producer
  • The Elevator
    • executive producer
    • Completed
    • TV Series
  • Silent War
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2015

Videos14

Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Trailer
Theatrical Version
Trailer 2:48
Theatrical Version
Push: Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 2:32
Push: Theatrical Trailer
Of Two Minds
Trailer 1:56
Of Two Minds
The Emperor's Club
Trailer 0:30
The Emperor's Club
The Emperor's Club
Trailer 2:27
The Emperor's Club
Glass House 2: The Good Mother
Trailer 0:43
Glass House 2: The Good Mother
V: Priests Go Cards Now
Trailer 1:44
V: Priests Go Cards Now
V: Vantage Point
Trailer 2:14
V: Vantage Point
V: Injections
Trailer 1:36
V: Injections
V: Tina You're A Priest
Trailer 0:58
V: Tina You're A Priest
V: Anonymous
Trailer 1:43
V: Anonymous

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • December 20, 1963
    • St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
  • Spouse
    • Melanie ShatnerSeptember 5, 1999 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Kaya Gretsch
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Interviews

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

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    Married to William Shatner's daughter, Melanie Shatner.

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