Born in Washington, D.C., USA — Sep 20 1976

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…
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Sherman Hempell

Frank Castle / Punisher

Harry Klugman

Carlos

Shane Walsh

Lane Ruddock

Alex Genya

Michael Shea

Mike Nash

Frank Castle / Punisher

Michael Berzatto

Frank Castle / Punisher

Frank Castle / Punisher

Brad

Mysterious Man

Lucas Trassino

Detective Jack Harper

Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis

Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez

The Bear

Griff

Menelaus

Ted

Lee Iacocca

Braxton

Matt Rayburn

Holt

Duncan Carmello

Julian Kaye

Sgt. Wayne Jenkins

Brax

Al Capone

Florek

Blake

Chase Milbrandt

Raymond Gardener

Ethan Sawyer

Frank 'Shotgun'

Frank Castle / Punisher

Trigon (voice)

The Mute

Joe Teague

Daniel James

Rick Macci

Young Man

Michael H. Sussman

Rick Ricardelli

Mark

Mr. McCarthy

Paige Morrell

Christopher Amoroso

Trigon (voice)

Dan Morone

Shane Walsh (archive footage)

B.J. Rose

Brett Hamilton

Sam Rossi

Johnny Soprano

Interviewer

Josh

Terrance Swaino

Dominic Fabrizzi

Self

Donnie Pitron

Jams Dixon

Banzai

Holt

Shane Walsh (voice)

Man in Office

Monroe

Charlie Barnes

Muscle Bruce

Manny