
Jon Bernthal
Acting
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), and The Accountant 2 (2025).
Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Conan

The Kelly Clarkson Show

CSI: Miami

Boston Legal

The Walking Dead

How I Met Your Mother

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Numb3rs

Hot Ones

Without a Trace

Marvel's Daredevil

The Bear

Daredevil: Born Again

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Marvel's The Punisher

HIS & HERS

The Pacific

Fury

The Wolf of Wall Street

Baby Driver

The Amateur

Sicario

The Accountant²

Ford v Ferrari

The Accountant
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