Jay Karnes is an American actor born on June 27, 1963, in Omaha, Nebraska. He pursued his higher education at the University of Kansas, graduating in 1989.
Karnes is renowned for his iconic role as L.A.P.D. Det. Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on the FX hit drama The Shield, which concluded its seventh and final season on November 25, 2008. In 2008, he played the recurring role of ATF Agent Josh Kohn on FX Network's original series Sons of Anarchy, created by writer/actor Kurt Sutter of The Shield. As an antagonist to SAMCRO vice president Jax Teller and his sometime girlfriend Tara Knowles, Karnes's character added depth to the show.
Some of his notable film appearances include The Joyriders (1999),The Next Best Thing (2000),Chasing 3000 (2008),and Broken Angel (2008). In 2011, he featured in season 2 of V (2009) and is set to appear as a main character in season 3.
Throughout his career, Karnes has made guest appearances on various TV shows, including Frasier, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope, The Pretender, Star Trek: Voyager, 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.
Prior to his acting career, Karnes was a company member with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the mid-1990s, where he played major roles in productions such as Love's Labours Lost and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.
