Jon Bernthal
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1976-09-20 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Jon Bernthal
Biography
Jonathan Edward Bernthal is an American actor. Beginning his career in the early 2000s, 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 first season of Daredevil: Born Again (2025). For his recurring guest role as drug addict Michael Berzatto in the series The Bear (2022–present), Bernthal 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), Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021), King Richard (2021), The Many Saints of Newark (2021), Origin (2023), and The Accountant 2 (2025).
Acting
Untitled The Punisher Special
as Frank Castle / Punisher
(2026)
(2025)
The Accountant²
as Braxton Wolff
(2025)
The Amateur
as The Bear
(2024)
The Walking Dead: The Return
as Shane Walsh (archive footage)
(2023)
Origin
as Brett Hamilton
(2022)
Sharp Stick
as Josh
(2021)
Those Who Wish Me Dead
as Ethan Sawyer
(2021)
King Richard
as Rick Macci
(2021)
The Many Saints of Newark
as Johnny Soprano
(2021)
The Unforgivable
as Blake
(2021)
Small Engine Repair
as Terrance Swaino
(2020)
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
as Trigon (voice)
(2020)
Viena and the Fantomes
as Monroe
(2019)
Ford v Ferrari
as Lee Iacocca
(2019)
The Peanut Butter Falcon
as Mark
(2018)
Widows
as Florek
(2017)
Wind River
as Matt Rayburn
(2017)
Baby Driver
as Griff
(2017)
Shot Caller
as Frank 'Shotgun'
(2017)
Pilgrimage
as The Mute
(2017)
Sweet Virginia
as Sam Rossi
(2017)
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
as Shane Walsh (voice)
(2016)
The Accountant
as Brax
(2016)
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
as Trigon (voice)
(2016)
The Escape
as Holt
(2015)
Sicario
as Ted
(2015)
We Are Your Friends
as Paige Morrell
(2015)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
as Mr. McCarthy
(2014)
Fury
as Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis
(2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Brad
(2013)
Snitch
as Daniel James
(2013)
Grudge Match
as B.J. Rose
(2013)
Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit
as Muscle Bruce
(2011)
Rampart
as Dan Morone
(2010)
Date Night
as Young Man
(2010)
The Ghost Writer
as Rick Ricardelli
(2010)
(2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Al Capone
(2008)
A Line in the Sand
as Banzai
(2008)
Bar Starz
as Donnie Pitron
(2007)
The Air I Breathe
as Interviewer
(2007)
Day Zero
as Jams Dixon
(2006)
World Trade Center
as Christopher Amoroso
(2004)
Tony n' Tina's Wedding
as Dominic Fabrizzi
(2004)
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
as Man in Office
(2002)
Mary/Mary
as Manny
Crew
(2022)
Sharp Stick
Executive Producer
(2021)
Small Engine Repair
Producer