Jonathan Edward Bernthal (; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. Beginning his career in the early 2000s, he came to prominence for portraying Shane Walsh on the AMC horror series '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2012; 2018), where he was a starring cast member in the first two seasons. Bernthal achieved further recognition as The Punisher in the

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(MCU). He originated the role on the second season of the

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action series ''

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'' (2016), and he headlined an eponymous series from 2017 to 2019. Bernthal's likeness was also used for the character in the

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series '' The Punisher: War Machine'' (2017) and an ongoing ''Punisher'' comic book series. His film roles include ''

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'' (2013), '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), '' Fury'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015), '' The Accountant'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017), '' Wind River'' (2017), '' Widows'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019); '' Those Who Wish Me Dead'', '' King Richard'', ''

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'' (all 2021); and '' We Own This City'' (2022).

Early life

Jonathan Edward Bernthal was born in Washington, D.C. on September 20, 1976, to a

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family. He is the son of Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence "Rick" Bernthal, a former lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP and chair of the board of directors for The Humane Society of the United States until 2019. His paternal grandfather was musician and producer Murray Bernthal (1911–2010). He has two brothers: Nicholas, an orthopedic surgeon and professor at

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, and

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, a consulting agency CEO who is married to billionaire and outgoing Facebook COO

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. His cousin was musician

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, who died in April 2020 of complications from

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during the global pandemic of the virus. Bernthal grew up in Cabin John, Maryland. He attended the

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, graduating in 1995. He has often described his younger self as a "troublemaker". After high school, he studied at

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, but dropped out. On the advice of his acting teacher, Alma Becker, he joined the

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Career

2002–2009: Early career

Bernthal was discovered while at the Moscow Art Theatre by the executive director of

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's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at the American Repertory Theater in

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; he studied there as a graduate-level certificate student and completed his studies in 2002. After graduating he moved to New York City to pursue a career in theater. He is a

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. Since 2002, Bernthal has performed in over thirty plays regionally and

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, including many with his own award-winning theater company, the now defunct Fovea Floods. He also had small guest roles in television series, such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Bernthal relocated to Los Angeles in 2006. He booked his first regular role on a television series with the CBS sitcom '' The Class''; the show was canceled after one season. He had roles in films, such as '' Day Zero'' and '' World Trade Center''.

2009–2015: Breakthrough

Television and ''The Walking Dead'': 2009–2013

In 2009, Bernthal was a series regular on the ABC television series '' Eastwick'', and starred alongside actress Jaime Ray Newman (his future co-star in ''The Punisher''); ''Eastwick'' was canceled after one season. In 2010, Bernthal portrayed Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez on the HBO miniseries '' The Pacific''. Bernthal found critical success portraying Shane Walsh in

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's '' The Walking Dead'', based on the comic book series of the same name. He was a regular on the show until 2012 and was nominated for the Breakout Performance – Male Award at the

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. Bernthal reunited with Darabont for the TNT series '' Mob City'', in which he played

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Detective Joe Teague, a police officer working in a corrupt 1940s Los Angeles, which was cancelled after one season. During this period, Bernthal had supporting roles in the 2009 fantasy film '' Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' as mobster

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and

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's thriller film ''

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''. He also appeared in the 2011

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feature ''

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''. He guest starred in episodes of television shows such as '' Numbers'' and '' Harry's Law''. In 2011, Bernthal performed in the premiere of the dark comedy play '' Small Engine Repair''. The play was critically acclaimed; critics praised Bernthal's performance for his "energy and wit" and he was nominated for an Ovation Award. After its world premiere run ''Small Engine Repair'' was transferred

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with Bernthal signing on to reprise his role. However, filming commitments made Bernthal withdraw from the play and he was replaced by

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Film: 2013–2015

In 2013, Bernthal had supporting roles in the

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film ''

'', and the sports comedy film '' Grudge Match.'' Bernthal played Brad in the

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film '' The Wolf of Wall Street''. He played southerner Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis in the 2014

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film '' Fury'', with critics praising the cast of the film. In 2014, Bernthal took part in filming the movie ''

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,'' opposite Dakota Fanning and

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; the film was only released in 2020. Bernthal next appeared in

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's 2015 action drama film ''

'', which won numerous awards and received positive reviews from critics. 2015 also saw Bernthal in supporting roles in ''

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'', winner of the US Grand Jury Prize for drama at the

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, and '' We Are Your Friends''. During this time, Bernthal portrayed NAACP attorney Michael H. Sussman in the HBO miniseries ''

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.'' He also, alongside actor

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, executive produced the play ''The Time of Our Lies – The Life and Times of

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'', directed by frequent theater collaborator Josh Chambers. ''The Time of Our Lies'' was performed through the month of August 2014 at the

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2015–present: Prominence in television and film

Marvel and ''The Punisher'': 2015–2019

In June 2015, Marvel announced that Bernthal would play Frank Castle / The Punisher in

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's superhero series ''

'', which was released on March 18, 2016. While initially hesitant in joining a superhero franchise, Bernthal decided to take the role after admiring the performances of actors

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(

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) and

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(

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) in the previous season of ''Daredevil''. Critics commended Bernthal's performance as The Punisher, with IGN calling it "an absolutely stellar, gutting performance". Comic book writer and the Punisher's co-creator

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called Bernthal's performance a favorite on-screen portrayal of the character and said, "Jon Bernthal gives The Punisher the kind of pathos that's underneath the tough guy and I really like that". Despite not initially being ordered by Netflix, the network spun-off the character's self-titled series '' The Punisher'', released on November 17, 2017. His portrayal of the title character in

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was commended as a "truly remarkable and intense performance" for its emotional depth and "possibly the best grizzly antihero performance among all of Marvel's Netflix series to date". Bernthal likes to perform his own stunts on the show. On December 12, 2017, it was announced that the show had been renewed for

by Netflix, which was released on January 18, 2019. A month later, the show was canceled.

Work in film: 2015–present

In 2016, Bernthal co-starred in

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's thriller film '' The Accountant'' as Brax. He also was interviewed for the documentary ''Can't Be Stopped'' about an

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crew of the same name. In 2017, he co-starred in Taylor Sheridan's directorial debut film '' Wind River'', which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. He also appeared in significant roles in

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's ''

'' as Griff and prison drama '' Shot Caller''. In the Irish action thriller film ''

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'', Bernthal played The Mute. Due to the actor's preference to stay in character on film sets, he chose not to speak to the cast or crew for the first few weeks of production. Bernthal was praised for his acting, with ''The Hollywood Reporter'' remarking that Bernthal "steals the film with his intense, nearly wordless performance... with his buff physicality and commanding presence filling the screen". On November 17, 2017, the initial season of ''The Punisher'' and the film '' Sweet Virginia'' were both released. For ''Sweet Virginia'', Bernthal played a gentle motel-owner with

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and critics praised his performance. During the press tours at this time Bernthal's interview on ''

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'' made news due to his description of

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(who had faced recent sexual assault charges) of making him uncomfortable on the set of ''

''. Bernthal stated that he "lost all respect" for Spacey and that " paceywas a bit of a bully." In the same month, Bernthal was offered a role for the 2018 biopic film ''First Man'', but declined it due to his daughter's illness. In 2018, he appeared in Steve McQueen's heist thriller '' Widows'', and reprised his role for the season 9 episode "What Comes After". Bernthal played the brother of a fisherman ( Shia LaBeouf) in the independent film ''

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''. He played business

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in a supporting role for

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's action biographical drama ''

''. Production began in the summer of 2018 and the film was released in November 2019. In summer 2019, Bernthal filmed '' Those Who Wish Me Dead'', a western film directed by Taylor Sheridan. It was released in May 2021. In early 2019, Bernthal reprised his role in the film version of '' Small Engine Repair'', a play in which he originated the role of Terrance Swaino in 2011. The film was released in September 2021. In January 2019, Bernthal joined the cast of ''

'', the prequel feature film of HBO's ''

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'', which was released in October 2021. In the Netflix film ''

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'', Bernthal played the love interest of a murderous woman (

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Work in games: 2017–2019

Bernthal has also done work in the PC and console gaming world as a voice actor, and his appearance has been used for non-playable characters (NPCs). He appears in ''

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'' as LT Cole D. Walker, and while he was featured in a trailer for ''

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'', a title released in 2019, he made no voice or likeness appearances in that game.

2022

Bernthal starred as

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Sergeant Wayne Jenkins in the HBO miniseries '' We Own This City''. His new role is as the title character of the eight episode season of ''

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'' as Johnny and his gigolo alter ego "Julian".

Upcoming projects

It was announced in October 2018 that Bernthal has a role in the dark comedy movie ''Snow Ponies'', notably an entry on the 2006

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; since the original casting announcement, the film has remained in development. Cast in October 2016, Bernthal will also star in the film ''Stingray'' opposite

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which has also remained in development. in October 2022 it was confirmed Bernthal has reprised his role as Frank Castle / The Punisher in MCU projects produced by Marvel Studios, including a new series, '' Daredevil: Born Again'', which is in development for Disney+.

Charity and advocacy

Bernthal and his brother Nicholas run the nonprofit organization Drops Fill Buckets, described as an "impact-driven, entrepreneurial approach to making a difference". Bernthal is also an advocate of

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ownership and is a spokesperson for the Animal Farm Foundation, which rescues and promotes the equal treatment of pit bulls. He has three pit bulls of his own who often accompany him to set; two of them, Boss and Venice, made appearances in his 2012 film ''Rampart''.

Personal life

Bernthal married trauma nurse Erin Angle, the niece of retired professional wrestler

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, on September 25, 2010, in Potomac,

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. They have three children together. The family lives in

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. He is a fan of the

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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