Jay Karnes

Actor

Birthday June 27, 1963

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Age 60 years old

Nationality United States

#38855 Most Popular

1963

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, Agent Josh Kohn on Sons of Anarchy (2008) and Craig on The Crossing (2018).

Karnes was born in Omaha, Nebraska.

1989

He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1989.

1990

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.

1999

Karnes also starred in the films The Joyriders (1999) and The Next Best Thing (2000).

2002

From 2002 to 2008, Karnes portrayed Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on The Shield.

2008

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.

Kohn was an antagonist to SAMCRO's vice president Jax Teller and his sometime girlfriend Tara Knowles.

That same year, Karnes also appeared in the films Chasing 3000 and Broken Angel.

2009

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.

2011

In 2011, Karnes appeared in the Body of Proof episode "Hunting Party".

2012

In 2012, he played Secretary of Defense William Curry in a recurring role on ABC's Last Resort.

2013

In 2013, Karnes appeared in the pilot episode of Jeff Eastin's drama series Graceland, as Supervising Agent Gerry Silvo.

2014

In 2014, Karnes appeared in FOX's series, Gang Related, as Agent Carter of IAD, as well as in the film Jayhawkers, as the chancellor of the University of Kansas.

Throughout his acting career Karnes has made guest appearances on several TV shows, including Frasier, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, The Pretender, Grimm, Star Trek: Voyager (as Lieutenant Ducane in the season 5 episode "Relativity"), House, Scandal, and Stalker.