Jay Karnes

Jay Karnes

Born 1963-06-27 (age 62) Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Before I Wake
Before I Wake

2016

as Peter

Setup
Setup

2011

as Russel

Leonie
Leonie

2010

as Dr. Rumely

Against the Clock
Against the Clock

2019

as Doctor Nelson

Hide
Hide

2011

as Charlie Marvin

The Joyriders
The Joyriders

1999

as Donald Trout

The Shield: Family Meeting
Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000

2010

as Adult Roger

Broken Angel
Jayhawkers
Jayhawkers

2014

as Chancellor Franklin Murphy