Jon Bernthal

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), and The Accountant 2 (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Bernthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Punisher: One Last Kill

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Walking Dead

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

The Kelly Clarkson Show

CSI: Miami

All Movies (51)

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026 · as Frank Castle / Punisher
• The Odyssey2026 · as Menelaus
• The Punisher: One Last Kill2026 · as Frank Castle
• Gary2026 · as Michael Berzatto
• The Accountant²2025 · as Braxton
• The Amateur2025 · as The Bear
• The Walking Dead: The Return2024 · as Shane Walsh (archive footage)
• Origin2023 · as Brett Hamilton
• Sharp Stick2022 · as Josh
• The Unforgivable2021 · as Blake
• King Richard2021 · as Rick Macci
• The Many Saints of Newark2021 · as Johnny Soprano
• Small Engine Repair2021 · as Terrance Swaino
• Those Who Wish Me Dead2021 · as Ethan Sawyer
• Viena and the Fantomes2020 · as Monroe
• Ford v Ferrari2019 · as Lee Iacocca
• The Peanut Butter Falcon2019 · as Mark
• Widows2018 · as Florek
• Sweet Virginia2017 · as Sam Rossi
• The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking2017 · as Shane Walsh (voice)
• Wind River2017 · as Matt Rayburn
• Shot Caller2017 · as Frank 'Shotgun'
• Baby Driver2017 · as Griff
• Pilgrimage2017 · as The Mute
• The Escape2016 · as Holt
• The Accountant2016 · as Brax
• Justice League vs. Teen Titans2016 · as Trigon (voice)
• Sicario2015 · as Ted
• We Are Your Friends2015 · as Paige Morrell
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl2015 · as Mr. McCarthy
• Fury2014 · as Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis
• Grudge Match2013 · as B.J. Rose
• The Wolf of Wall Street2013 · as Brad
• Snitch2013 · as Daniel James
• Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit2013 · as Muscle Bruce
• Rampart2011 · as Dan Morone
• The Making of The Walking Dead2010 · as Self
• Date Night2010 · as Young Man
• The Ghost Writer2010 · as Rick Ricardelli
• Eastwick2009 · as Raymond Gardener
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009 · as Al Capone
• A Line in the Sand2008 · as Banzai
• Bar Starz2008 · as Donnie Pitron
• Day Zero2007 · as Jams Dixon
• The Air I Breathe2007 · as Interviewer
• World Trade Center2006 · as Christopher Amoroso
• Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman2004 · as Man in Office
• Tony n' Tina's Wedding2004 · as Dominic Fabrizzi
• Mary/Mary2002 · as Manny
• Snow Ponies—
• Gary—

All TV Shows (33)

• HIS & HERS2026 · as Det. Jack Harper
• Daredevil: Born Again2025 · as Frank Castle / Punisher
• Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
• American Gigolo2022 · as Julian Kaye
• The Bear2022 · as Michael Berzatto
• We Own This City2022 · as Sgt. Wayne Jenkins
• The Premise2021 · as Chase Milbrandt
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Marvel's The Punisher2017 · as Frank Castle / Punisher
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Show Me a Hero2015 · as Michael H. Sussman
• Marvel's Daredevil2015 · as Frank Castle / Punisher
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · as Mysterious Man
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · as Ilan
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014
• Mob City2013 · as Joe Teague
• Harry's Law2011 · as Lucas Trassino
• Conan2010 · as Self
• The Walking Dead2010 · as Shane Walsh
• The Pacific2010 · as Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez
• Eastwick2009 · as Raymond Gardener
• The Class2006 · as Duncan Carmello
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Carlos
• Numb3rs2005 · as Mike Nash
• Jonny Zero2005 · as Brett Parish
• Boston Legal2004 · as Michael Shea
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Without a Trace2002 · as Alex Genya
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Harry Klugman
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Lane Ruddock
• The Hire2001 · as Holt
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Sherman Hempell