Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal
Bernthal at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024
Born	Jonathan Edward Bernthal (1976-09-20) September 20, 1976 (age 48) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Skidmore College Harvard University (GrDip)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Erin Angle ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3
Relatives	Thomas Bernthal (brother) Murray Bernthal (grandfather) Adam Schlesinger (cousin) Sheryl Sandberg (sister-in-law) Kurt Angle (uncle-in-law) Eric Angle (uncle-in-law)

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).