Jon Bernthal is an American actor. The following are his roles on stage and screen. He made his television debut in a minor role in the NBC crime series Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2002 and film debut in the independent drama Mary/Mary in 2002. He gained internal prominence for his performance as Frank Castle / The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero series Daredevil (2016), The Punisher (2017–2019), and Daredevil: Born Again (2025), the television special The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026), and the film Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).
Bernthal's early roles include supporting parts such as a police officer during 9/11 in the Oliver Stone drama World Trade Center (2006), Al Capone in the family comedy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), a ghostwriter's agent in the Roman Polanski neo-noir thriller The Ghost Writer (2010), a drug dealer in the Martin Scorsese crime drama The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), a tank loader in the David Ayer war film Fury (2014), a police officer in the Denis Villeneuve crime thriller Sicario (2015), and a thug in the Edgar Wright action crime film Baby Driver (2017). He took more prominent roles in The Accountant (2016) and its 2025 sequel, Lee Iacocca in the sports drama Ford v. Ferrari (2019), Rick Macci in the sports drama King Richard (2021), Johnny Soprano in the mob movie The Many Saints of Newark (2021), the husband of Isabel Wilkerson in the racial drama Origin (2023), and Menelaus in Christopher Nolan’s epic fantasy action film The Odyssey (2026). He also took roles in the John Pollono's crime drama Small Engine Repair (2021) and the Lena Dunham directed Sharp Stick (2022), which he served as a producer and executive producer respectively.
On television, one of his most well known starring roles is Shane Walsh in the AMC horror series The Walking Dead which he portrayed as a series regular from 2010 to 2012. He has also taken on roles in the CBS sitcom The Class (2006–2007), the HBO World War II drama miniseries The Pacific (2010), the TNT miniseries Mob City (2013), the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero (2015), and We Own This City (2022), and the Netflix miniseries His & Hers (2026). For his recurring guest role as drug addict Michael Berzatto in the FX on Hulu series The Bear (2022–2026), he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
Acting credits Film
Year Title Role Notes 2002 Mary/Mary Manny 2004 Tony n' Tina's Wedding Dominic Fabrizzi Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Man in Office 2006 World Trade Center Christopher Amoroso 2007 The Air I Breathe Interviewer Day Zero James Dixon 2008 Bar Starz Donnie Pintron A Line in the Sand Banzai 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Al Capone 2010 The Ghost Writer Rick Ricardelli Date Night Young Man 2011 Rampart Dan Morone 2013 Snitch Daniel James Grudge Match B.J. Rose The Wolf of Wall Street Brad Bodnick 2014 Fury Pfc. Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis 2015 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Mr. McCarthy Sicario Ted We Are Your Friends Paige Morrell 2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans Trigon Voice; direct-to-DVD The Accountant Braxton Wolff The Escape Holt Short film 2017 Wind River Matt Rayburn Baby Driver Griff Sweet Virginia Sam Pilgrimage The Mute Shot Caller Frank "Shotgun" 2018 Widows Florek Gunner 2019 The Peanut Butter Falcon Mark Ford v Ferrari Lee Iacocca 2020 Viena and the Fantomes Monroe 2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead Sheriff Ethan Sawyer King Richard Rick Macci Small Engine Repair Terrance Swaino Also producer The Many Saints of Newark Johnny Soprano The Unforgivable Blake 2022 Sharp Stick Josh Also executive producer 2023 Origin Brett Hamilton 2025 The Accountant 2 Braxton Wolff The Amateur Jackson O'Brien / The Bear 2026 The Odyssey King Menelaus of Sparta Spider-Man: Brand New Day Frank Castle / The Punisher
Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lane Ruddock Episode: "Malignant" 2004 Without a Trace Alex Genya Episode: "Bait" Dr. Vegas Greg Episode: "Dead Man, Live Bet" Boston Legal Michael Shea Episode: "Questionable Characters" 2005 Jonny Zero Brett Parish Episode: "I Did It All for the Nooky" CSI: Miami Harry Klugman 2 episodes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sherm Hempell Episode: "Goliath" How I Met Your Mother Carlos Episode: "Purple Giraffe" 2006–2007 The Class Duncan Carmello Main role (19 episodes) 2009–2010 Eastwick Raymond Gardener Main role (12 episodes) 2010 Numb3rs Mike Nash Episode: "Growin' Up" The Pacific Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez 2 episodes 2010–2012;2018; 2022 The Walking Dead Shane Walsh 21 episodes Main role (seasons 1–2) Guest (seasons 3 & 9) 2012 Harry's Law Lucas Trassino Episode: "The Whole Truth" 2012; 2017 Robot Chicken Hawkeye / Mayor of Des Moines / Shane Walsh Voice (2 episodes) 2013 Mob City Detective Joe Teague Main role (6 episodes) 2015 Show Me a Hero Michael H. Sussman Recurring role (4 episodes) 2015; 2018 SuperMansion Rat-A-Pult Voice (4 episodes) 2016 Daredevil Frank Castle / The Punisher Main role; 12 episodes (season 2) 2017–2019 The Punisher Main role (26 episodes) 2018–2019 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ilan 2 episodes 2021 The Premise Chase Milbrandt Episode: "Moment of Silence" 2022 We Own This City Wayne Jenkins Main role (6 episodes) American Gigolo Julian Kaye Main role (8 episodes) 2022–2026 The Bear Michael "Mikey" Berzatto 9 episodes; also wrote episode: "Gary" 2025 Daredevil: Born Again Frank Castle / The Punisher Main role; 2 episodes (season 1) 2026 His & Hers Detective Jack Harper Main role (6 episodes) The Punisher: One Last Kill Frank Castle / The Punisher Disney+ special; also writer and executive producer
Theater Year Title Role Playwright Venue 1994 Scenes From The New World Boots/ Waiter Eric Bogosian Studio 1019 1999 Cher Molière Molière Philip Moeller Institute for Advanced Theater Training 2000 Man of La Mancha Sancho Panza Dale Wasserman Moscow Art Theatre Spring Awakening Moritz Steifel Frank Wedekind 2001Othello Lodovico u/s Iago William Shakespeare American Repertory Theater 2002 Marat/Sade Inmate Peter Weiss This Is Our Youth Dennis Kenneth Lonergan Studio Theatre, Washington D.C. The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Arturo Ui Bertolt Brecht Ontological-Hysteric Theater 2003 Fifth of July u/s Kenneth Talley, Jr.u/s Weston Hurleyu/s John Landis Lanford Wilson Signature Theatre, Off-Broadway Proof Hal David Auburn Portland Stage Company 2007 Fat Pig Carter (replacement) Neil LaBute Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles 2011 Small Engine Repair Terrance Swaino John Pollono Theatre Theater / Rogue Machine Theatre 2025IronboundTommyMartyna MajokChaparral Auditorium, Ojai 2026 Dog Day Afternoon Sonny Amato Stephen Adly Guirgis Broadway debut; August Wilson Theatre
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2003 Manhunt Cerberus Motion capture performance only 2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Corporal Jim Decker Playable character in the downloadable game mode "Exo Zombies" 2017Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Cole D. Walker Also motion capture performance for downloadable content (DLC) 2019Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Also motion capture performance 2026FortniteFrank Castle / The PunisherLikeness
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