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Aliases: 乔·本恩瑟 , جان برانتال , 존 번탈 , Jonathan E. Bernthal , جان برنتال

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 16


Most Famous Work

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). For his recurring guest role as restaurant owner and drug addict 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 Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Sherman Hempell
The Accountant²
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7

The Accountant²

(2025) Braxton
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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8

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

(2001) Lane Ruddock
The Accountant
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7

The Accountant

(2016) Brax
Without a Trace
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7

Without a Trace

(2002) Alex Genya
The Walking Dead
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8

The Walking Dead

(2010) Shane Walsh
CSI: Miami
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8

CSI: Miami

(2002) Harry Klugman
Marvel's Daredevil
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8

Marvel's Daredevil

(2015) Frank Castle / Punisher

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2026 Frank Castle / Punisher
N/A
2025 Braxton
The Bear
Frank Castle / Punisher
2024 Shane Walsh (archive footage)
2023 Brett Hamilton
2022 Julian Kaye
Josh
Michael Berzatto
Sgt. Wayne Jenkins
2021 Blake
Rick Macci
Johnny Soprano
Chase Milbrandt
Terrance Swaino
Ethan Sawyer
2020 Monroe
Trigon (voice)
2019 Lee Iacocca
Self
Mark
2018 Florek
2017 Frank Castle / Punisher
Sam Rossi
Shane Walsh (voice)
Matt Rayburn
Frank 'Shotgun'
Griff
The Mute
2016 Holt
Brax
Trigon (voice)
2015 Ted
Self
Paige Morrell
Michael H. Sussman
Mr. McCarthy
Frank Castle / Punisher
Self
Mysterious Man
Ilan
2014 Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis
N/A
2013 B.J. Rose
Brad
Joe Teague
Daniel James
Muscle Bruce
2011 Dan Morone
Lucas Trassino
2010 Self
Shane Walsh
Self
Young Man
Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez
Rick Ricardelli
2009 Raymond Gardener
Al Capone
2008 Banzai
Donnie Pitron
2007 Jams Dixon
Interviewer
2006 Duncan Carmello
Christopher Amoroso
2005 Carlos
2004 Michael Shea
Man in Office
Dominic Fabrizzi
2002 Alex Genya
Harry Klugman
2001 Lane Ruddock
Holt
1999 Sherman Hempell
Jack Harper
N/A
Frank Castle / Punisher
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Executive Producer
2021 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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