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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), and The Accountant 2 (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Bernthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Henry VI has been murdered, and Edward IV is king. He sentences his brother, George of Clarence, to death. Meanwhile, Richard of Gloucester, brother of Edward and George, schemes for the throne, marrying Anne Neville, whose husband he killed. George is executed, and Edward is ill. Edward's wife, Elizabeth Woodville, who dislikes Richard, tries to stop him taking over. Edward dies, and his two sons, heirs to the throne, are murdered on Richard's orders. Richard poisons his wife, Anne. Another claimant, Henry of Richmond, tries to take over, and succeeds, defeating Richard in battle, and marrying Edward's daughter, Elizabeth.

