Jon Bernthal

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Jon Bernthal
Jon Bernthal 2014.jpg
Bernthal at the premiere of Fury in Washington D.C, October 2014
Born Jonathan Edward Bernthal
(1976-09-20) September 20, 1976 (age 47)
Washington, D.C. United States
Nationality American
Alma mater Skidmore College
American Repertory Theatre
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s) Erin Angle (2010–present)
Children 3

Jonathan Edward "Jon" Bernthal[1] (born September 20, 1976)[2] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Shane Walsh on the AMC television series The Walking Dead and as Joe Teague in the TNT series Mob City, as well as for his roles in films such as The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Fury (2014). He will portray Frank Castle / The Punisher in the second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Netflix series Daredevil, currently in production for a 2016 release.

Early life

Bernthal was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He is the son of Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence "Rick" Bernthal, a lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP.[1] His paternal grandfather was musician and producer Murray Bernthal.[3] He has two brothers, Nicholas and Thomas.[4] His parents are both Jewish (his maternal grandfather was from Germany, while Jon's other ancestors emigrated from Austria, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia).[5] He graduated from the Sidwell Friends School in Washington.

After high school, Bernthal studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, and later attended The School of Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. During his time there, he played catcher on a semi-professional baseball team.[6] He was discovered by the executive director of Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated in 2002 from the American Repertory Theatre with a Master of Fine Arts.[6]

Career

Since 2002, Bernthal has performed in over 30 plays regionally and Off-Broadway, including many with his own award-winning theatre company, Fovea Floods. He also had small guest roles in television series like Boston Legal, CSI: Miami, How I Met Your Mother and many more.

Bernthal got his first regular role on a television series on the sitcom The Class, which was created by Friends co-creator David Crane. The show was cancelled after only one season.[7] After this he had roles in other films such as World Trade Center and Day Zero.

In 2009, Bernthal had a supporting role in the Ben Stiller comedy film Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as mobster Al Capone. The same year he became a series regular on the television series Eastwick, which was cancelled after only one season.

The following year, in 2010, Berthnal portrayed Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez on the HBO miniseries The Pacific.

Bernthal portrayed Shane Walsh in Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead, based on the comic book series of the same name. He was a regular on the show until 2012, when his character was killed off. He was nominated for the Breakout Performance – Male Award at the 2011 Scream Awards for his performance.[8]

In 2013, he appeared in the crime drama film Snitch. Bernthal reunited with Frank Darabont for the TNT series Mob City, in which he portrays Joe Teague, a police officer working in a corrupt 1940s Los Angeles.[9] He also had supporting roles in the Martin Scorsese directed film The Wolf of Wall Street and the sports comedy film Grudge Match.[10][11]

He played southerner Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis in the 2014 World War II film Fury, opposite Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman and Michael Peña.[12] Jon Bernthal appears as a playable character in the video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare in a downloadable game mode "Exo Zombies". Bernthal will star in the Irish action thriller film Pilgrimage, along with Tom Holland and Richard Armitage.[13]

Marvel announced on June 9, 2015 that Bernthal will portray Frank Castle/The Punisher in season 2 of the Netflix series Daredevil, which will be released on March 18, 2016.[14]

Personal life

Bernthal married Erin Angle, the niece of professional wrestler Kurt Angle, on September 25, 2010.[7] They have two sons together, born in August 2011 and in February 2013;[15] and a daughter, born February 2015.[16][17] Bernthal is a cousin of Adam Schlesinger, bassist of the band Fountains of Wayne. Together with his brother Nicholas, an orthopaedic surgeon at UCLA, Bernthal runs a nonprofit organization called Drops Fill Buckets, described as an "impact-driven, entrepreneurial approach to making a difference".[18][19]

Bernthal has claimed to have broken his nose 14 times.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Mary / Mary Manny
2004 Tony n' Tina's Wedding Dominic
2004 Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Man in office
2006 World Trade Center Christopher Amoroso
2007 The Air I Breathe Interviewer
2007 Day Zero Dixon
2008 Bar Starz Donnie Pitron
2008 A Line in the Sand Banzai
2008 Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist BLT/Church Bum Uncredited
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Al Capone
2010 The Ghost Writer Rick Ricardelli
2010 Date Night Young man
2012 Rampart Dan Morone
2013 Snitch Daniel James
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Brad Bodnick Nominated – Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated – Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated – Critics' Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble
Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated – Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2013 Grudge Match B. J.
2014 Fury Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
2015 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Mr. McCarthy
2015 Sicario Ted
2015 We Are Your Friends Paige Morrell
2015 Viena and The Fantomes TBA Post-production
2016 The Accountant Post-production
2016 Pilgrimage The Mute Post-production
2016 Shot Caller Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lane Ruddock Episode: "Malignant"
2004 Without a Trace Alex Genya Episode: "Bait"
2004 Dr. Vegas Greg Episode: "Dead Man, Live Bet"
2004 Boston Legal Michael Shea Episode: "Questionable Characters"
2005 Jonny Zero Brett Parish Episode: "I Did It All for the Nooky"
2005 CSI: Miami Harry Klugman 2 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sherm Hempell Episode: "Goliath"
2005 How I Met Your Mother Carlos Episode: "Purple Giraffe"
2006–07 The Class Duncan Carmello 19 episodes
2008 Courtroom K Fackler Pilot
2009–10 Eastwick Raymond Gardener 12 episodes
2010 Numb3rs Mike Nash Episode: "Growin' Up"
2010 The Pacific Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez 2 episodes
2010–12 The Walking Dead Shane Walsh Seasons 1-2 (main role; 18 episodes)
Season 3 (guest star; 1 episode)
Nominated – Scream Award for Breakout Performance Male (2011)
2012 Harry's Law Lucas Trassino[21] Episode: "The Whole Truth"
2012 Robot Chicken Hawkeye / Mayor of Des Moines (voices) Episode: "Collateral Damage in Gang Turf War"
2013 Mob City Joe Teague 6 episodes
2015 Show Me a Hero Michael H. Sussman 4 episodes
2016 Daredevil Frank Castle / The Punisher Season 2

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Decker Voice, likeness, and motion-capture performance

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Small Engine Repair Terence Swaino Ovation Awards for Acting Ensemble of a Play
Nominated – Ovation Awards for Lead Actor in a Play

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1]
  2. ↑ 33 on 9/20/2009, according to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090920/CURR05/309209991/
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  5. ↑ http://ethnicelebs.com/jon-bernthal
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  13. ↑ "The Walking Dead’s" Jon Bernthal Goes On a 'Pilgrimage'
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  15. ↑ http://movies.yahoo.com/news/actor-jon-bernthal-juggling-projects-family-145346213.html
  16. ↑ http://www.wetpaint.com/walking-dead/articles/2015-03-13-jon-bernthal-welcomes-baby-girl
  17. ↑ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jon-bernthal-walking-dead-alum-welcomes-daughter-adeline-2015123
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  20. ↑ http://www.gq.com/entertainment/tv/blogs/the-stream/2012/02/the-walking-deads-jon-bernthal-on-the-rumors-that-hell-soon-be-the-walking-dead.html
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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