Jay Karnes (born June 27, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his role as LAPD detective

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on the FX television series ''

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'', Agent Josh Kohn on ''

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'' (2008) and Craig on '' The Crossing'' (2018).

Early life and education

Karnes was born in

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in 1963. He attended the

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, in the class of 1989.

Career

In the mid-1990s, Karnes was a company member with the

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, playing major roles in such plays as ''

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'' and

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's '' Arcadia''. Karnes also starred in the films '' The Joyriders'' (1999) and ''

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'' (2000). From 2002 to 2008, Karnes portrayed Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on ''

''. In 2008, Karnes played the recurring role of ATF Agent

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's series ''

'', created by writer/actor Kurt Sutter of ''The Shield''. Kohn was an antagonist to

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's vice president

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and his sometime girlfriend

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

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'' as

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, a sinister

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with a predilection for

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relatives of those he wishes to leverage. In 2011, Karnes appeared in the ''

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'' episode " Hunting Party". In 2012, he played Secretary of Defense William Curry in a recurring role on ABC's '' Last Resort''. In 2013, Karnes appeared in the

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's drama series ''

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'', as Supervising Agent Gerry Silvo. In 2014, Karnes appeared in FOX's series, ''

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'', as Agent Carter of IAD, as well as in the film ''

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'', as the

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of the University of Kansas. Throughout his acting career Karnes has made guest appearances on several TV shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Pretender'', '' Grimm'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (as Lieutenant Ducane in the season 5 episode " Relativity"), ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

Karnes and his wife, actress

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, have two children.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karnes, Jay 1963 births Living people American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from Omaha, Nebraska American libertarians University of Kansas alumni