Actor

Jay Karnes

June 27, 1963 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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.

Notable work

8.6
House (2004)
as Nick Greenwald
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Noah Bunning
8.3
Criminal Minds (2005)
as Hamilton Bartholomew
8.3
Grimm (2011)
as Detective Bauer
8.4
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
as Agent Joshua Kohn
8.4
Chicago P.D. (2014)
as FBI Agent William Graff
6.5
Before I Wake (2016)
as Peter
7.2
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
as Agent Wells
7.7
CSI: Miami (2002)
as Andrew Nolan
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as IA Officer Wagenbach and as I.A. Detective Schultz
7.7
The Night Agent (2023)
as Dr. Wilfred Cole
7.4
12 Monkeys (2015)
as Robert Gale

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