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Jay Karnes

ActorBorn June 27, 1963 (61 years)
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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Setup
  • Nash Bridges
  • Chasing 3000
  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold
  • The Joyriders
  • Jayhawkers

Known For

  • The Shield
  • Before I Wake
  • The Crossing

Filmography

2023
The Night Agent (TV Series) · as Dr. Wilfred Cole
2020
Star Trek: Picard (TV Series) · as Agent Wells
2020
FBI: Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Cecil Walsh
2019
Against the Clock · as Doctor Nelson
2018
Magnum P.I. (TV Series) · as Colin Braggs
2018
The Crossing (TV Series) · as Craig Lindauer
2016
Before I Wake · as Peter
2015
Complications (TV Series) · as Cancer Clinics Owner
2015
12 Monkeys (TV Series) · as Robert Gale
2014
Stalker (TV Series) · as Dr. Paul Lewis
2014
Tyrant (TV Series) · as James Kitfer
2014
Gang Related (TV Series) · as Paul Carter
2014
Jayhawkers · as Chancellor Franklin Murphy
2014
Chicago P.D. (TV Series) · as Fbi Agent William Graff
2013
Graceland (TV Series) · as Gerry Silvo
2012
Last Resort (TV Series) · as Secretary Of Defense William Curry
2012
Scandal (2012) (TV Series) · as Phil Stanner
2011
Hide · as Charlie Marvin
2011
Grimm (TV Series) · as Detective Bauer
2011
Setup · as Russel
2011
The Protector (TV Series) · as James
2011
Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Martin Loeb
2010
Leonie · as Dr. Rumely
2010
Law & Order: LA (TV Series) · as Jim Roman
2010
Chasing 3000 · as Adult Roger
2010
The Glades (TV Series) · as Dr. Sloan
2009
V (2009) (TV Series) · as Chris Bolling
2008
Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) · as Agent Joshua Kohn
2008
2007
Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Tyler Brennen
2006
Brothers & Sisters (TV Series) · as Roy Scovell
2005
Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Hamilton Bartholomew
2005
Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Martin Rausch
2004
House (TV Series) · as Nick Greenwald
2003
Cold Case (TV Series) · as Artie Russo
2002
CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Andrew Nolan
2002
The Shield (TV Series) · as Holland 'dutch' Wagenbach
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as I.a. Detective Schultz
2000
The Next Best Thing · as Kevin's Lawyer
1999
The Strip (TV Series) · as Jerome Parker
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Noah Bunning
1999
Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Dr. Mcgrath
1999
The Joyriders · as Donald Trout
1998
From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) · as Investigator (episode 2)
1997
Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV Series) · as Jonah Stoddard
1997
Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Simon Prune
1996
The Pretender (US) (TV Series) · as Brad Anderson
1996
Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Mark Torry
1995
Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Lt. Ducane
1994
Chicago Hope (TV Series)
1993
Frasier (TV Series) · as Corporate Guy
1989
Generations (TV Series) · as Reverend Keller

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