Jay Karnes | |
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Karnes in July 2009
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Born |
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
June 27, 1963
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Julia Campbell |
Children | 2 |
Jay Karnes (born June 27, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his role as LAPD detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on the FX television series The Shield.
Karnes was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the University of Kansas and was part of the class of 1989.
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. Karnes also starred in the films The Joyriders (1999) and The Next Best Thing (2000).
From 2002 to 2008 Karnes played the role of Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on The Shield.
In 2008, Karnes played the recurring role of ATF Agent Josh Kohn on FX Network's 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. That same year he also appeared in the films Chasing 3000 and Broken Angel.
Karnes was featured in season 2 of V (2009) and was set to appear as a main character in season 3.
From 2009 to 2010 Karnes had a recurring role on Burn Notice as Tyler Brennan, a sinister gunrunner with a predilection for kidnapping relatives of those he wishes to leverage.