Acting credits
41
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jay Karnes
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 9Series: 32
TMDB ID: 155934
IMDb ID: nm0439813
Known for: Acting
Born: June 27, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2023
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 7.24
Wikidata: Q463316
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jay Karnes.
4.2
Against the Clock
as Doctor Nelson
2019 Movie
6.5
Before I Wake
as Peter
2016 Movie
Jayhawkers
as Chancellor Franklin Murphy
2014 Movie
4.9
Setup
as Russel
2011 Movie
5.6
Leonie
as Dr. Rumely
2010 Movie
6.0
Chasing 3000
as Adult Roger
2010 Movie
7.3
Broken Angel
2008 Movie
The Shield: Wrap Day
as Self
2006 Movie
4.5
The Joyriders
as Donald Trout
1999 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jay Karnes.
7.7
The Night Agent
as Dr. Wilfred Cole • 3 eps
2023 Series
7.3
Star Trek: Picard
as Agent Wells • 2 eps
2020 Series
7.6
FBI: Most Wanted
as Cecil Walsh • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
Magnum P.I.
as Colin Braggs • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.9
The Crossing
as Craig Lindauer • 11 eps
2018 Series
7.4
12 Monkeys
as Robert Gale • 5 eps
2015 Series
6.7
Stalker
as Dr. Paul Lewis • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.6
Gang Related
as Paul Carter • 10 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Chicago P.D.
as FBI Agent William Graff • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Scandal
as Phil Stanner • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.3
Grimm
as Detective Bauer • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Body of Proof
as Martin Loeb • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.8
Law & Order: LA
as Jim Roman • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.8
V
as Chris Bolling • 4 eps
2009 Series
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
as Agent Joshua Kohn • 7 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Burn Notice
as Tyler Brennen • 4 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
as Roy Scovell • 4 eps
2006 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Hamilton Bartholomew • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
as Martin Rausch • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.6
House
as Nick Greenwald • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Artie Russo • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Andrew Nolan • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
The Shield
as Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach • 88 eps
2002 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as IA Officer Wagenbach • 1 eps
2000 Series