Acting credits
42
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jay Karnes
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 10Series: 32
TMDB ID: 155934
IMDb ID: nm0439813
Known for: Acting
Born: June 27, 1963
Age: 63
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2023
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 7.19
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.
as Doctor Nelson
Against the Clock
2019 • Movie
as Peter
Before I Wake
2016 • Movie
as Chancellor Franklin Murphy
Jayhawkers
2014 • Movie
as Charlie Marvin
Hide
2011 • Movie
as Russel
Setup
2011 • Movie
as Dr. Rumely
Leonie
2010 • Movie
as Adult Roger
Chasing 3000
2010 • Movie
Broken Angel
2008 • Movie
as Self
The Shield: Wrap Day
2006 • Movie
as Donald Trout
The Joyriders
1999 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jay Karnes.
as Dr. Wilfred Cole • 3 eps
The Night Agent
2023 • Series
as Agent Wells • 2 eps
Star Trek: Picard
2020 • Series
as Cecil Walsh • 1 eps
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 • Series
as Colin Braggs • 1 eps
Magnum P.I.
2018 • Series
as Craig Lindauer • 11 eps
The Crossing
2018 • Series
as Robert Gale • 5 eps
12 Monkeys
2015 • Series
as Dr. Paul Lewis • 1 eps
Stalker
2014 • Series
as Paul Carter • 10 eps
Gang Related
2014 • Series
as FBI Agent William Graff • 2 eps
Chicago P.D.
2014 • Series
as Phil Stanner • 1 eps
Scandal
2012 • Series
as Detective Bauer • 1 eps
Grimm
2011 • Series
as Martin Loeb • 1 eps
Body of Proof
2011 • Series
as Jim Roman • 1 eps
Law & Order: LA
2010 • Series
as Chris Bolling • 4 eps
V
2009 • Series
as Agent Joshua Kohn • 7 eps
Sons of Anarchy
2008 • Series
as Tyler Brennen • 4 eps
Burn Notice
2007 • Series
as Roy Scovell • 4 eps
Brothers and Sisters
2006 • Series
as Hamilton Bartholomew • 1 eps
Criminal Minds
2005 • Series
as Martin Rausch • 1 eps
Numb3rs
2005 • Series
as Nick Greenwald • 1 eps
House
2004 • Series
as Artie Russo • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
as Andrew Nolan • 1 eps
CSI: Miami
2002 • Series
as Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach • 88 eps
The Shield
2002 • Series
as IA Officer Wagenbach • 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 • Series