List of Jon Bernthal performances
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.
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 it's 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), and the husband of Isabel Wilkerson in the racial drama Origin (2023). 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, he took starring roles as Shane Walsh in the AMC horror series The Walking Dead from 2010 to 2012 and Frank Castle / The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero series Daredevil (2016), The Punisher (2017–2019), and Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present). He has also taken roles in 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). For his recurring guest role as drug addict Michael Berzatto in the FX on Hulu series The Bear (2022–present), he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
Acting credits
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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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 | ||
2025 | The Accountant 2 | Braxton Wolff | [1] | |
The Amateur | Jackson O'Brien | |||
2026 | The Odyssey † | Menelaus | Filming | |
Spider-Man: Brand New Day † | Frank Castle / The Punisher | Pre-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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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 cast; 19 episodes | |
2009–2010 | Eastwick | Raymond Gardener | Main cast; 12 episodes | |
2010 | Numb3rs | Mike Nash | Episode: "Growin' Up" | |
The Pacific | Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez | 2 episodes | ||
2010–2012; 2018 | The Walking Dead | Shane Walsh | Lead cast; 20 episodes | |
2012 | Harry's Law | Lucas Trassino | Episode: "The Whole Truth" | |
2012; 2017 | Robot Chicken | Hawkeye / Shane Walsh (voices) | 2 episodes | |
2013 | Mob City | Detective Joe Teague | Lead cast; 6 episodes | |
2015 | Show Me a Hero | Michael H. Sussman | Main cast; 4 episodes | |
2015; 2018 | SuperMansion | Rat-A-Pult (voice) | 4 episodes | |
2016 | Daredevil | Frank Castle / The Punisher | Main cast; 12 episodes | |
2017–2019 | The Punisher | Lead 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 | Lead cast; 6 episodes | |
American Gigolo | Julian Kaye | Lead cast; 8 episodes | ||
2022–2025 | The Bear | Michael "Mikey" Berzatto | Recurring cast; 6 episodes | |
2025–present | Daredevil: Born Again | Frank Castle / The Punisher | Main cast; 2 episodes | |
2026 | Untitled Punisher Disney+ special † | Lead role; Also serving as a writer | ||
TBA | His & Hers † | Detective Jack Harper | 6 episodes |
† | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
Theater
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Refs. |
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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" | |
2017 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands | Cole D. Walker | Also motion capture performance for downloadable content (DLC) | [14] |
2019 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint | Also motion capture performance |
References
- ^ Grobar, Matt (March 7, 2024). "Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons & Cynthia Addai-Robinson Returning For 'The Accountant 2' As Artists Equity Sets Up Sequel At Amazon MGM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Triplett, William (August 14, 1997). "BOGOSIAN'S UNFORGETTABLE 'SCENES'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
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- ^ "Othello at American Repertory Theater Loeb Drama Center 2001–2002". abouttheartists.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Marat/Sade Plays MA's American Rep, Feb. 15 – March 17 | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ Horwitz, Jane (June 4, 2002). "Studio's Double Load of Kenneth Lonergan". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "This is Our Youth at The Studio Theatre Mead Theatre 2002". abouttheartists.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Brecht Point". Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (June 19, 2012). "Life After 'Dead': Jon Bernthal Joins MCC Theater Play and Scorsese Movie". ArtsBeat. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Bernthal, Joe: Actor Profile | Emanuel Levy". emanuellevy.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Atkinson, Bernthal, Newman, Sikora to Join Geffen's Fat Pig". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Stephen Adly Guirgis Dog Day Afternoon Play Sets Broadway Debut". Playbill. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Ghost Recon Breakpoint News, Updates & Videos | Ubisoft (US)". ghost-recon.ubisoft.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
External links
- Jon Bernthal at IMDb