Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 27, 1963
Place of Birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Credits
42 titles
Jay Karnes
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jay Karnes (born June 27, 1963) is an American actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the University of Kansas (class of '89). He is well known for his role as L.A.P.D. Det. Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on the FX hit drama The Shield, which finished its seventh (and final) season on November 25, 2008. In 2008 Karnes played the recurring role of ATF Agent Josh Kohn on FX Network's new original series Sons of Anarchy, created by writer/actor Kurt Sutter of The Shield. Karnes was an antagonist to SAMCRO vice president Jax Teller and his sometime girlfriend Tara Knowles. Two of the films he has starred in are The Joyriders (1999) and The Next Best Thing (2000). His most recent films are the 2008 movies Chasing 3000 and Broken Angel. Currently in 2011 he featured in season 2 of V (2009) and is set to appear as a main character in season 3. Jay Karnes has made guest appearances on several TV shows, including Frasier, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope, The Pretender, Star Trek: Voyager as Lieutenant Ducane in the fifth-season episode "Relativity", and House. Recently, he has had a recurring role on Burn Notice as Tyler Brennen, a sinister gunrunner with a predilection for kidnapping relatives of those he wishes to leverage. In the mid-1990s Karnes was a company member with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, playing major roles in such plays as Love's Labours Lost and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.
Known For
Filmography
The Night Agent
Dr. Wilfred Cole
Star Trek: Picard
Agent Wells
FBI: Most Wanted
Cecil Walsh
Against the Clock
Doctor Nelson
Magnum P.I.
Colin Braggs
The Crossing
Craig Lindauer
Before I Wake
Peter
12 Monkeys
Robert Gale
Stalker
Dr. Paul Lewis
Gang Related
Paul Carter
Jayhawkers
Chancellor Franklin Murphy
Chicago P.D.
FBI Agent William Graff
Scandal
Phil Stanner
Hide
Charlie Marvin
Grimm
Detective Bauer
Setup
Russel
Body of Proof
Martin Loeb
Leonie
Dr. Rumely
Law & Order: LA
Jim Roman
Chasing 3000
Adult Roger
V
Chris Bolling
Sons of Anarchy
Agent Joshua Kohn
Broken Angel
Burn Notice
Tyler Brennen
Brothers and Sisters
Roy Scovell
The Shield: Wrap Day
Self
Criminal Minds
Hamilton Bartholomew
Numb3rs
Martin Rausch
House
Nick Greenwald
Cold Case
Artie Russo
CSI: Miami
Andrew Nolan
The Shield
Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
IA Officer Wagenbach
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Noah Bunning
Judging Amy
Dr. McGrath
The Joyriders
Donald Trout
Ally McBeal
Simon Prune
The Pretender
Brad Anderson
Nash Bridges
Mark Torry
Star Trek: Voyager
Lt. Ducane
Chicago Hope
David Ross
Frasier
Corporate Guy