Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal

Known for
Acting
Born
September 20, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

Jonathan Edward Bernthal (/ˈbɜːrnθɔːl/; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. He came to prominence for portraying Shane Walsh on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2012; 2018), where he was a starring cast member in the first two seasons. Bernthal achieved further recognition as Frank Castle/The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in the second season of Daredevil (2016), the spin-off series The Punisher (2017–2019), and the revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present), and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). For his recurring guest role as restaurant owner Michael Berzatto in the series The Bear (2022–present), he won a Primetime Emmy Award.  His film roles include Snitch (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Fury (2014), Sicario (2015), The Accountant (2016),  Baby Driver (2017), Wind River (2017), Widows (2018), Ford v Ferrari (2019), King Richard, The Many Saints of Newark (both 2021), Origin (2023), The Accountant 2 (2025), and The Odyssey (2026) Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Bernthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

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Snow Ponies

Snow Ponies

Movie

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Godshot

Godshot

Movie · as The Movie Star

2026
The Punisher: One Last Kill poster

The Punisher: One Last Kill

Movie · as Frank Castle

2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day poster

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Movie · as Frank Castle / Punisher

2026
The Odyssey poster

The Odyssey

Movie · as Menelaus

2026
Gary poster

Gary

Movie · as Michael Berzatto

2026
HIS & HERS poster

HIS & HERS

TV · as Det. Jack Harper · 6 eps

2025
The Accountant² poster

The Accountant²

Movie · as Braxton

2025
The Amateur poster

The Amateur

Movie · as The Bear

2025
Daredevil: Born Again poster

Daredevil: Born Again

TV · as Frank Castle / Punisher · 2 eps

2024
The Walking Dead: The Return poster

The Walking Dead: The Return

Movie · as Shane Walsh (archive footage)

2024
Hot Ones Versus poster

Hot Ones Versus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Origin poster

Origin

Movie · as Brett Hamilton

2022
Sharp Stick poster

Sharp Stick

Movie · as Josh

2022
We Own This City poster

We Own This City

TV · as Sgt. Wayne Jenkins · 6 eps

2022
American Gigolo poster

American Gigolo

TV · as Julian Kaye · 8 eps

2022
The Bear poster

The Bear

TV · as Michael Berzatto, Michael Berzatto (archive footage) (uncredited) · 6 eps

2021
The Many Saints of Newark poster

The Many Saints of Newark

Movie · as Johnny Soprano

2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead poster

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Movie · as Ethan Sawyer

2021
King Richard poster

King Richard

Movie · as Rick Macci

2021
The Unforgivable poster

The Unforgivable

Movie · as Blake

2021
Small Engine Repair poster

Small Engine Repair

Movie · as Terrance Swaino

2021
The Premise poster

The Premise

TV · as Chase Milbrandt · 1 ep

2020
Viena and the Fantomes poster

Viena and the Fantomes

Movie · as Monroe

2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon poster

The Peanut Butter Falcon

Movie · as Mark

2019
Ford v Ferrari poster

Ford v Ferrari

Movie · as Lee Iacocca

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Widows poster

Widows

Movie · as Florek

2017
Pilgrimage poster

Pilgrimage

Movie · as The Mute

2017
Shot Caller poster

Shot Caller

Movie · as Frank 'Shotgun'

2017
Wind River poster

Wind River

Movie · as Matt Rayburn

2017
Baby Driver poster

Baby Driver

Movie · as Griff

2017
Sweet Virginia poster

Sweet Virginia

Movie · as Sam Rossi

2017
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking poster

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

Movie · as Shane Walsh (voice)

2017
Marvel's The Punisher poster

Marvel's The Punisher

TV · as Frank Castle / Punisher · 26 eps

2016
Justice League vs. Teen Titans poster

Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Movie · as Trigon (voice)

2016
The Accountant poster

The Accountant

Movie · as Brax

2016
The Escape poster

The Escape

Movie · as Holt

2015
Sicario poster

Sicario

Movie · as Ted

2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl poster

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Movie · as Mr. McCarthy

2015
We Are Your Friends poster

We Are Your Friends

Movie · as Paige Morrell

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2015
Show Me a Hero poster

Show Me a Hero

TV · as Michael H. Sussman · 6 eps

2015
Marvel's Daredevil poster

Marvel's Daredevil

TV · as Frank Castle / Punisher · 13 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Mysterious Man, Ilan · 1 ep

2014
Fury poster

Fury

Movie · as Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Grudge Match poster

Grudge Match

Movie · as B.J. Rose

2013
The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street

Movie · as Brad

2013
Snitch poster

Snitch

Movie · as Daniel James

2013
Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit poster

Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit

Movie · as Muscle Bruce

2013
Mob City poster

Mob City

TV · as Joe Teague · 6 eps

2011
Rampart poster

Rampart

Movie · as Dan Morone

2011
Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law

TV · as Lucas Trassino · 1 ep

2010
The Ghost Writer poster

The Ghost Writer

Movie · as Rick Ricardelli

2010
Date Night poster

Date Night

Movie · as Young Man

2010
The Making of The Walking Dead poster

The Making of The Walking Dead

Movie · as Self

2010
The Walking Dead poster

The Walking Dead

TV · as Shane Walsh · 21 eps

2010
The Pacific poster

The Pacific

TV · as Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez · 10 eps

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian poster

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Movie · as Al Capone

2009
Eastwick poster

Eastwick

TV · as Raymond Gardener · 11 eps

2008
Bar Starz poster

Bar Starz

Movie · as Donnie Pitron

2008
A Line in the Sand poster

A Line in the Sand

Movie · as Banzai

2007
The Air I Breathe poster

The Air I Breathe

Movie · as Interviewer

2007
Day Zero poster

Day Zero

Movie · as Jams Dixon

2006
World Trade Center poster

World Trade Center

Movie · as Christopher Amoroso

2006
The Class poster

The Class

TV · as Duncan Carmello · 19 eps

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Carlos · 1 ep

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Mike Nash · 1 ep

2005
Jonny Zero poster

Jonny Zero

TV · as Brett Parish · 1 ep

2004
Tony n' Tina's Wedding poster

Tony n' Tina's Wedding

Movie · as Dominic Fabrizzi

2004
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman poster

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

Movie · as Man in Office

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Michael Shea · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Mary/Mary poster

Mary/Mary

Movie · as Manny

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Harry Klugman · 1 ep

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Alex Genya · 1 ep

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Lane Ruddock · 1 ep

2001
The Hire poster

The Hire

TV · as Holt · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Sherman Hempell · 1 ep