Jay Karnes

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Jay Karnes (born June 27, 1963) is an American actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the University of Kansas (class of '89). He is well known for his current role as L.A.P.D. Det. Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on the FX hit drama The Shield, which in 2008 will be in its seventh season.

Two of the films he has starred in are The Joyriders (1999) and The Next Best Thing (2000). His most recent films is in the 2008 movies Chasing 3000 and Broken Angel.

Jay Karnes has made guest appearances on some tv shows, his appearances range from Frasier, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope, The Pretender and Star Trek: Voyager as Lieutenant Ducane in the fifth-season episode "Relativity."

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.

He is married to actress Julia Campbell, and the couple have twin girls.

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