Jay Karnes
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Jay Karnes (born June 27, 1963 in Omaha , Nebraska ) is an American actor .
Live and act
Jay Karnes attended the State University of Kansas at Lawrence . There he majored in theater and political science . In 1989 he finished his studies and went to Los Angeles . There he played in small theaters. One of the plays he starred in was staged by his roommate Shawn Ryan , the inventor and producer of the US television series The Shield .
From 1998 Karnes played first supporting roles in US television series . This was followed by further appearances in series and occasionally in movies . Eventually he was hired by Shawn Ryan for the television series The Shield , through which he gained great fame in his role as a professionally successful, but often socially incompetent and sexually frustrated Detective Dutch Wagenbach . After the series ended, Jay Karnes played a major supporting role in the US television series Sons of Anarchy by Kurt Sutter , one of the main screenwriters of The Shield .
Karnes is married to actress Julia Campbell , with whom he has two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1998: Pretender (The Pretender) , ( TV series )
- 1998: Chicago Hope ( Chicago Hope , TV series)
- 1999: Star Trek: Spaceship Voyager ( Star Trek: Voyager , TV series)
- 1999: The Joyriders
- 1999–2005: Just in Case Amy ( Judging Amy , TV series, starring in three episodes)
- 2000: A Friend To Fall In Love With ( The Next Best Thing )
- 2000: Ally McBeal (TV series)
- 2000: Nash Bridges (TV series)
- 2001: Frasier (TV series)
- 2002-2008: The Shield - Law of Violence ( The Shield , TV series, participation in 88 episodes)
- 2004: Cold Case ( Cold Case , TV series)
- 2005: Numbers ( NUMB3RS , TV series)
- 2007: The Shield ( computer game ) , (voice)
- 2008: Broken Angel ( Melegin Sirlari )
- 2008: Chasing 3000
- 2008: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series)
- 2008: Sons of Anarchy (TV series, featured in seven episodes)
- 2009: Dr. House ( House MD , TV series)
- 2009: Burn Notice (TV series)
- 2010: V - The Visitors ( V , TV series)
- 2012: Criminal Minds (TV series)
- 2014: Gang Related (TV series, participation in ten episodes)
- 2015-2018: 12 Monkeys (TV series, participation in six episodes)
- 2018: The Crossing (TV series)
Trivia
- While studying at the University of Kansas , Karnes befriended fellow student David Rees Snell , who like him moved to Los Angeles in the late 1980s and also played a leading role in the US television series The Shield .
- He also appeared in the episode For Gedda of the US TV series CSI: On the Trail of the Criminals in 2008 as Detective Wagenbach from The Shield .
Web links
- Jay Karnes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Karnes, Jay |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Omaha , Nebraska |