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Jon Bernthal

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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), 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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

As Frank Castle / Punisher

The Wolf of Wall Street

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Punisher: One Last Kill

As Frank Castle

Fury

As Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis

The Peanut Butter Falcon

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Ford v Ferrari

As Lee Iacocca

The Accountant²

As Braxton

HIS & HERS

As Det. Jack Harper

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Breaking the Frame: A Journey Through the Fourth Wall

It began with a gun, a bullet, and an audience leaping out of their seats. When Justus D. Barnes leveled his revolver at the camera in The Great Train Robbery (...

8 films

Small Craft Warnings

From the open sea to a leaky skiff, these eight films use small boats as vessels for self-discovery, each one a different kind of voyage.

8 films

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