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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Movie Involvements: 6

TV Involvements: 24


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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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Noah Bunning
Criminal Minds
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8

Criminal Minds

(2005) Hamilton Bartholomew
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(2000) I.A. Detective Schultz
Chicago P.D.
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8

Chicago P.D.

(2014) FBI Agent William Graff
Grimm
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8

Grimm

(2011) Detective Bauer
Star Trek: Voyager
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8

Star Trek: Voyager

(1995) Lt. Ducane
Sons of Anarchy
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8

Sons of Anarchy

(2008) Agent Joshua Kohn
Star Trek: Picard
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7

Star Trek: Picard

(2020) Agent Wells

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Agent Wells
Cecil Walsh
2019 Doctor Nelson
2018 Colin Braggs
Craig Lindauer
2016 Peter
2015 Robert Gale
2014 Paul Carter
Chancellor Franklin Murphy
FBI Agent William Graff
2012 Phil Stanner
2011 Detective Bauer
Russel
2010 Dr. Rumely
Adult Roger
2009 Chris Bolling
2008 Agent Joshua Kohn
N/A
2007 N/A
2006 Roy Scovell
2005 Hamilton Bartholomew
Martin Rausch
2004 N/A
2003 Artie Russo
2002 Dutch Wagenbach
2000 IA Officer Wagenbach
I.A. Detective Schultz
1999 Noah Bunning
Dr. McGrath
Don Russell
ASA Ron Russell
1996 Brad Anderson
1995 Lt. Ducane
1994 N/A
1993 Corporate Guy
Year Character Movie/Tv

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