Age: 49
male
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.
Jon Bernthal
Jack Cates
for Jack Cates in The Safdie Brothers' 48 Hrs.
Suggested by michaelcosby
A hardened San Francisco cop, Jack Cates, springs a slick convict, Reggie Hammond, from prison for 48 hours to hunt the ruthless killer who stole Cates' gun and murdered two fellow officers. Handcuffed together through a neon-drenched underworld of dive bars, hostile clubs, and violent hideouts, the two men clash over race, power, and survival as they track the unhinged Albert Ganz and his loyal but tragic enforcer, Billy Bear. As the body count rises and the clock ticks down, Cates and Hammond forge a grudging, combative partnership that forces each to confront the broken systems that made them—culminating in a desperate showdown where the line between cop and convict blurs beyond recognition.
