
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

The Punisher
for The Punisher in Thunderbolts (MCU)
Suggested by jaredthecaster

NOTE: This takes place after Avengers: Endgame | Story: Baron von Zemo has started a superhero group called "The Thunderbolts", however, not everything is as it seems... Alternate Story: Dealing with fallout due to a breach at The Raft, "Thunderbolt" Ross blackmails a group of anti-heroes to unofficially suppress a military experiment gone awry involving ancient vampiric myth. Their paths cross with the deadly Fallon Grey, who blames General Ross and his classified operation for the disappearance of her father, Blade. Inspired by these fan posters: https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/9ao2z2/thunderbolts_movie_poster_fanmade/ https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/71bmf1/lets_have_some_fun_heres_my_fanart_for_a/?st=j7uinhq9&sh=c22d4cac | The team roster is interchangeable, some members can be swapped out for others.