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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Character:Frank Castle / Punisher
Release Date:29/07/2026
The Odyssey
Character:Menelaus
Release Date:15/07/2026
The Accountant²
Character:Braxton
Release Date:23/04/2025
The Amateur
Character:The Bear
Release Date:09/04/2025
The Walking Dead: The Return
Character:Shane Walsh (archive footage)
Release Date:15/02/2024
Origin
Character:Brett Hamilton
Release Date:08/12/2023
Sharp Stick
Character:Josh
Release Date:29/07/2022
The Unforgivable
Character:Blake
Release Date:24/11/2021
King Richard
Character:Rick Macci
Release Date:18/11/2021
The Many Saints of Newark
Character:Johnny Soprano
Release Date:22/09/2021
Small Engine Repair
Character:Terrance Swaino
Release Date:10/09/2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Character:Ethan Sawyer
Release Date:05/05/2021
Viena and the Fantomes
Character:Monroe
Release Date:30/06/2020
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Character:Trigon (voice)
Release Date:05/05/2020
Ford v Ferrari
Character:Lee Iacocca
Release Date:13/11/2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Character:Mark
Release Date:09/08/2019
Widows
Character:Florek
Release Date:06/11/2018
Sweet Virginia
Character:Sam Rossi
Release Date:17/11/2017
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
Character:Shane Walsh (voice)
Release Date:08/10/2017
Wind River
Character:Matt Rayburn
Release Date:03/08/2017
Shot Caller
Character:Frank 'Shotgun'
Release Date:07/07/2017
Baby Driver
Character:Griff
Release Date:28/06/2017
Pilgrimage
Character:The Mute
Release Date:23/04/2017
The Escape
Character:Holt
Release Date:23/10/2016
The Accountant
Character:Brax
Release Date:13/10/2016
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Character:Trigon (voice)
Release Date:26/03/2016
Sicario
Character:Ted
Release Date:17/09/2015
We Are Your Friends
Character:Paige Morrell
Release Date:26/08/2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Character:Mr. McCarthy
Release Date:12/06/2015
Fury
Character:Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis
Release Date:15/10/2014
Grudge Match
Character:B.J. Rose
Release Date:25/12/2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
Character:Brad
Release Date:25/12/2013
Snitch
Character:Daniel James
Release Date:21/02/2013
Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit
Character:Muscle Bruce
Release Date:01/01/2013
Rampart
Character:Dan Morone
Release Date:23/11/2011
The Making of The Walking Dead
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/2010
Date Night
Character:Young Man
Release Date:08/04/2010
The Ghost Writer
Character:Rick Ricardelli
Release Date:12/02/2010
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Character:Al Capone
Release Date:20/05/2009
A Line in the Sand
Character:Banzai
Release Date:15/05/2008
Bar Starz
Character:Donnie Pitron
Release Date:07/03/2008
Day Zero
Character:Jams Dixon
Release Date:27/04/2007
The Air I Breathe
Character:Interviewer
Release Date:07/02/2007
World Trade Center
Character:Christopher Amoroso
Release Date:09/08/2006
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Character:Man in Office
Release Date:26/09/2004
Tony n' Tina's Wedding
Character:Dominic Fabrizzi
Release Date:03/05/2004
Mary/Mary
Character:Manny
Release Date:03/02/2002
Television Appearances
HIS & HERS
Character:Detective Jack Harper
Daredevil: Born Again
Character:Frank Castle / Punisher
American Gigolo
Character:Julian Kaye
The Bear
Character:Michael Berzatto
We Own This City
Character:Sgt. Wayne Jenkins
The Premise
Character:Chase Milbrandt
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Marvel's The Punisher
Character:Frank Castle / Punisher
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
Show Me a Hero
Character:Michael H. Sussman
Marvel's Daredevil
Character:Frank Castle / Punisher
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Character:Mysterious Man
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Character:Ilan
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:
Mob City
Character:Joe Teague
Harry's Law
Character:Lucas Trassino
Conan
Character:Self
The Walking Dead
Character:Shane Walsh
The Pacific
Character:Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez
Eastwick
Character:Raymond Gardener
The Class
Character:Duncan Carmello
How I Met Your Mother
Character:Carlos
Numb3rs
Character:Mike Nash
Boston Legal
Character:Michael Shea
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Without a Trace
Character:Alex Genya
CSI: Miami
Character:Harry Klugman
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Lane Ruddock
The Hire
Character:Holt
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Sherman Hempell
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