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), The Accountant 2 (2025), and The Odyssey (2026) Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Bernthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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

Appearances as themselves (8)

• Hot Ones Versus — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Conan — Self
• 2010The Making of The Walking Dead — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest