Jon Bernthal has certainly had a wave of success in recent years. The actor is perhaps best known for playing Frank Castle on the Marvel-Netflix TV shows Daredevil and The Punisher. In both shows, his character is a vigilante who has lost his wife and two children and takes it upon himself to fight crime by any means necessary, while tracking down his family’s murderers.
Jon’s portrayal of the Frank Castle character was both likeable and murderous, which is likely why the character has been so well received. When the character appeared on Daredevil, he was an immediate fan favorite and critics’ darling, so much so that the network immediately aired his TV show, The Punisher.
Jon also appeared on the hit AMC TV series The Walking Dead as Shane Walsh. He was part of the show’s first cast of cast that also included Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Chandler Riggs and Jeffrey DeMunn.
The actor also showed off his acting skills when he was cast in the 2006 TV series The Classy as Duncan Carmello. The series also starred Jason Ritter, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Andrea Anders, Sean Maguire, and Lucy Punch.
Jon Bernthal has also appeared in several hit films Baby Driver, The Accountant, Fury, Sicario and The Wolf of Wall Street. If this proves anything, it’s that Jon is incredibly talented and diverse in his field and abilities.
Bio, Age & Ethnicity
Jonathan Edward Bernthal was born in Washington and Eric Bernthal on September 20, 1976 in Washington. DC Jon is of Jewish ethnicity and also has Russian, Polish and German heritage.
The actor grew up in Cabin John, Maryland and attended Sidwell Friends School, where he graduated in 1995. Ana Gasteyer, Bill Nye, Chelsea Clinton and Malia Obama are among the alumni of Sidwell Friends School.
He also attended Skidmore College in New York after high school, but eventually dropped out. On the advice of his acting teacher at Skidmore, he joined the Moscow Art Theater in Russia. In Russia, he joined a professional Russian baseball team as a catcher.
Jon often referred to his youthful personality as a “troublemaker”.
Brothers and family
Her father is a former lawyer and the current Chairman of the Board of the US Humane Society, an American non-profit organization. His grandfather was Murray Bernthal – a violin prodigy, musician and producer. Jon also has two brothers – Thomas, who was a producer for NBC News and now founder and CEO of Kelton Global, a business consulting firm; and Nicholas, an orthopedic surgeon at UCLA.
Jon and Nicholas perform ‘Drops Fill Buckets’ together. Drops Fill Buckets is a non-profit organization that is described as an entrepreneurial approach to making a difference.
Jon is also linked to Adam Schlesinger, the bassist and songwriter of American rock band Fountains of Wayne, best known for his song. Stacy’s Mom.
Jon Bernthal wife and children
On September 25, 2010, Jon married Erin.Angle, a trauma nurse. The two were married in Potomac, Maryland. Alma Becker, a substitute teacher at Skidmore College, married the two lovers, advising her to join the Moscow Art Theater in Russia.
The happily married couple currently have three children together – Henry, born in August 2011; Billy, born in January 2013 and Adeline, born in February 2015. Jon, Erin and their children currently live in Ojai, California.
Erin is the niece of one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Kurt Angle.
Jon is a proponent of pit bull ownership, seeing how his family owns three pit bulls. He is also a spokesperson for the Animal Farm Foundation, which rescues pit bulls and also promotes equal treatment for pit bulls.
Jon’s dogs sometimes accompany him on set, and two of his dogs even appeared in his 2012 film Rampart
Height, Weight and Stats
Jon Bernthal is known to always be in excellent shape. The actor currently weighs 84kg and is 180cm (5ft 11) tall. His other measurements include: Chest – 45 inches, Arms/Biceps – 16 inches, and Waist – 34 inches.
In order to stay in top shape, the actor adopts an intense training regimen that includes strength training in the morning such as bench presses, squats, pull-ups and power cleans. He also adds Brazilian jiu-jitsu to his afternoon routines.
All are accompanied by a strict diet of lean meat and vegetables throughout the day.
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