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).
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Known For
2026The Punisher: One Last Kill
Frank Castle
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sherman Hempell
2010The Walking Dead
Shane Walsh
2002CSI: Miami
Harry Klugman
2025Daredevil: Born Again
Frank Castle / Punisher
2017Marvel's The Punisher
Frank Castle / Punisher
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Filmography 81 credits
2026
2025
2022
2021
2019
2017
2016
2015
- Sicarioas Ted7.4 ★
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest6.1 ★
- We Are Your Friendsas Paige Morrell6.8 ★
- Show Me a Heroas Michael H. Sussman7.0 ★
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girlas Mr. McCarthy7.5 ★
- Marvel's Daredevilas Frank Castle / Punisher8.2 ★
- Hot Onesas Self7.1 ★
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Ilan7.1 ★
