---
name: "Jay Karnes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jay-karnes"
fi1m_id: "jay-karnes"
imdb_id: "nm0439813"
tmdb_id: 155934
wikidata_id: "Q463316"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 June 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T14:06:09.842946+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jay Karnes

## Identity

Jay Karnes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jay-karnes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jay-karnes
- **IMDb ID:** nm0439813
- **TMDB ID:** 155934
- **Wikidata ID:** Q463316
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Karnes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463316, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0439813/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155934

Actor. Born 27 June 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 June 1963, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- **Active:** 2002–2008
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Karnes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463316, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0439813/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155934

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jay Karnes is an American actor. He was born on 27 June 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1989.

In the mid-1990s he was a company member at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, appearing in productions including *Love's Labour's Lost* and Tom Stoppard's *Arcadia*. He is best known for portraying LAPD detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach on the series *The Shield* (2002–2008). He also had a recurring role as ATF Agent Josh Kohn on *Sons of Anarchy* (2008).

Karnes is married to actress Julia Campbell.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), Fi1m 67, as Agent Joshua Kohn — [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, as Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Night Agent* (2023), series, as Dr. Wilfred Cole — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-agent.md)
- *Star Trek: Picard* (2020), series, as Agent Wells — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-picard.md)
- *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020), series, as Cecil Walsh
- *Against the Clock* (2019), as Doctor Nelson
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, as Colin Braggs
- *The Crossing* (2018), series, as Craig Lindauer
- *Before I Wake* (2016), as Peter
- *12 Monkeys* (2015), series, as Robert Gale
- *Stalker* (2014), series, as Dr. Paul Lewis
- *Gang Related* (2014), series, as Paul Carter
- *Jayhawkers* (2014), as Chancellor Franklin Murphy
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), series, as FBI Agent William Graff
- *Scandal* (2012), series, as Phil Stanner
- *Hide* (2011), as Charlie Marvin
- *Grimm* (2011), series, as Detective Bauer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Setup* (2011), as Russel
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, as Martin Loeb
- *Leonie* (2010), as Dr. Rumely
- *Law & Order: LA* (2010), series, as Jim Roman
- *Chasing 3000* (2010), as Adult Roger
- *V* (2009), series, as Chris Bolling
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, as Agent Joshua Kohn — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Broken Angel* (2008), Actor
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Tyler Brennen
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, as Roy Scovell
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Hamilton Bartholomew — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Martin Rausch
- *House* (2004), series, as Nick Greenwald — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Artie Russo
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Andrew Nolan
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as IA Officer Wagenbach, I.A. Detective Schultz
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Noah Bunning
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Dr. McGrath, Don Russell, ASA Ron Russell
- *The Joyriders* (1999), as Donald Trout
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Simon Prune — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Brad Anderson
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Mark Torry
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), series, as Lt. Ducane
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as David Ross
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Corporate Guy — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

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