Biography
After receiving invaluable training with theater companies in Los Angeles, Karnes began making guest appearances on many of network television's most popular shows. Brief turns on series such as "Chicago Hope" (CBS, 1994-2000) and "Star Trek: Voyager" (1994-2001) helped to establish the adaptable actor in Hollywood. A small role in the Madonna-headlined romantic comedy "The Next Best Thing" (2000) preceded what would become Karnes' breakout …
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Career Milestones
2002 | Starred as Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach, a recently divorced, by-the-book detective in FX's "The Shield" | |
2000 | Cast in "The Next Best Thing" opposite Rupert Everett and Madonna | |
1999 | Played Martin Landaus son in "The Joyriders" | |
| Producer Joe Stern cast him in The Matrix Theatre Company's production of "The Tavern", after seeing him in a Shakespeare L.A. production of "Romeo & Juliet" | ||