Jon Bernthal
Known For
Acting
Born
1976-09-20 in Washington, D.C., 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), and The Accountant 2 (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Bernthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sherman Hempell
The Walking Dead
as Shane Walsh
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
How I Met Your Mother
as Carlos
CSI: Miami
as Harry Klugman
Conan
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lane Ruddock
Hot Ones
as Self
Marvel's Daredevil
as Frank Castle / Punisher
Daredevil: Born Again
as Frank Castle / Punisher
Boston Legal
as Michael Shea
Marvel's The Punisher
as Frank Castle / Punisher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
The Bear
as Michael Berzatto
HIS & HERS
as Detective Jack Harper
Without a Trace
as Alex Genya
Numb3rs
as Mike Nash
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Mysterious Man