Joel Gretsch

Joel James Gretsch (born December 20, 1963) is an American actor known for his roles on The 4400, Taken, and V. Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Gretsch grew up in Albany, Minnesota, in a Roman Catholic family. He studied acting at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before moving to Los Angeles in 1989. Gretsch's television career began in the early 1990s, with appearances in shows like Married... with Children, Melrose Place, Friends, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class. He has since appeared in episodes of JAG, Silk Stalkings, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Burn Notice, and NCIS, among others. Gretsch has also performed in stage productions, including Molière's Tartuffe and John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.