Jon Bernthal

Acting

Jon Bernthal

Born
(age 50)
Birthplace
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Credits
83 titles

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)

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 83

YearTitleRole
TBA Snow Ponies Film
TBA Godshot Film The Movie Star
2026 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Film Frank Castle / Punisher
2026 The Odyssey Film Menelaus
2026 The Punisher: One Last Kill Film Frank Castle
2026 Gary Film Michael Berzatto
2026 HIS & HERS TV Det. Jack Harper (6 ep)
2025 The Accountant² Film Braxton
2025 The Amateur Film The Bear
2025 Daredevil: Born Again TV Frank Castle / Punisher (2 ep)
2024 The Walking Dead: The Return Film Shane Walsh (archive footage)
2024 Hot Ones Versus TV Self (1 ep)
2023 Origin Film Brett Hamilton
2022 American Gigolo TV Julian Kaye (8 ep)
2022 Sharp Stick Film Josh
2022 The Bear TV Michael Berzatto, Michael Berzatto (archive footage) (uncredited) (6 ep)
2022 We Own This City TV Sgt. Wayne Jenkins (6 ep)
2021 The Unforgivable Film Blake
2021 King Richard Film Rick Macci
2021 The Many Saints of Newark Film Johnny Soprano
2021 The Premise TV Chase Milbrandt (1 ep)
2021 Small Engine Repair Film Terrance Swaino
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead Film Ethan Sawyer
2020 Viena and the Fantomes Film Monroe
2019 Ford v Ferrari Film Lee Iacocca
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self (1 ep)
2019 The Peanut Butter Falcon Film Mark
2018 Widows Film Florek
2017 Sweet Virginia Film Sam Rossi
2017 Marvel's The Punisher TV Frank Castle / Punisher (26 ep)
2017 The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking Film Shane Walsh (voice)
2017 Wind River Film Matt Rayburn
2017 Shot Caller Film Frank 'Shotgun'
2017 Baby Driver Film Griff
2017 Pilgrimage Film The Mute
2016 The Escape Film Holt
2016 The Accountant Film Brax
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans Film Trigon (voice)
2015 Sicario Film Ted
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2015 We Are Your Friends Film Paige Morrell
2015 Show Me a Hero TV Michael H. Sussman (6 ep)
2015 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Film Mr. McCarthy
2015 Marvel's Daredevil TV Frank Castle / Punisher (13 ep)
2015 Hot Ones TV Self (2 ep)
2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TV Mysterious Man, Ilan (1 ep)
2014 Fury Film Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2013 Grudge Match Film B.J. Rose
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Film Brad
2013 Mob City TV Joe Teague (6 ep)
2013 Snitch Film Daniel James
2013 Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit Film Muscle Bruce
2011 Rampart Film Dan Morone
2011 Harry's Law TV Lucas Trassino (1 ep)
2010 Conan TV Self (1 ep)
2010 The Walking Dead TV Shane Walsh (21 ep)
2010 The Making of The Walking Dead Film Self
2010 Date Night Film Young Man
2010 The Pacific TV Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez (10 ep)

Crew credits 4

YearTitleJob
2026 The Punisher: One Last Kill Film Writer, Executive Producer
2026 Gary Film Writer
2022 Sharp Stick Film Executive Producer
2021 Small Engine Repair Film Producer
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