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Jon Bernthal

1976 - Today

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Jonathan Edward Bernthal (; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. Beginning his career in the early 2000s, 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 second season of Daredevil (2016), a role he reprised in its spin-off series The Punisher (2017–2019) and the revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025), all part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Bernthal has received more than 20,937,570 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Jon Bernthal is the 2,695th most popular actor (down from 2,300th in 2019), the 4,206th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,743rd in 2019) and the 1,226th most popular American Actor.

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  • 21M

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  • 58.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jon Bernthal ranks 2,695 out of 13,578Before him are Harrison Ford, Anne Francis, Alexandra Daddario, Lois Smith, Sandrine Bonnaire, and Rainn Wilson. After him are John Astin, Jack Nance, Marguerite Durand, Aidan Gillen, Barry Fitzgerald, and Jennifer Morrison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Jon Bernthal ranks 62Before him are Edmílson, Carice van Houten, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Gustavo Kuerten, Santiago Solari, and Gilberto Silva. After him are Ville Valo, Dominic Monaghan, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Sally Hawkins, Juan Pablo Sorín, and Paz Vega.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Bernthal ranks 4,206 out of 20,380Before him are Lois Smith (1930), Charlie Logg (1931), Berry Gordy (1929), Andrew Blake (1947), Robert Z. Leonard (1889), and Rainn Wilson (1966). After him are Harry Hopkins (1890), John Astin (1930), Richard Linklater (1960), Evelyn Berezin (1925), Jack Nance (1943), and Muggsy Bogues (1965).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jon Bernthal ranks 1,226Before him are Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Harrison Ford (1884), Anne Francis (1930), Alexandra Daddario (1986), Lois Smith (1930), and Rainn Wilson (1966). After him are John Astin (1930), Jack Nance (1943), Jennifer Morrison (1979), Dakota Johnson (1989), Patrick Wayne (1939), and John Kitzmiller (1913).