Jon Bernthal
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| Born |
Jonathan E. Bernthal September 20, 1976 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Jonathan E. "Jon" Bernthal (born September 20, 1976)[1] is an American actor, best known for his role as Shane Walsh on the AMC television series The Walking Dead.
Early life
Bernthal was born and raised in Washington, D.C. where he graduated from the Sidwell Friends School. After high school, he studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York and later attended The School of Moscow Art Theatre, in Moscow, Russia. During his time there, he also played professional baseball in the European Professional Baseball Federation (Confédération Européenne de Baseball).[2]
He was discovered by the director of Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was invited to study for his master's degree there. He graduated in 2002 from the American Repertory Theatre with a Master of Fine Arts.[2]
Acting career
Since 2002, he has performed in over 30 plays regionally and off-Broadway, including many with his own award-winning theatre company Fovea Floods. He starred on the CBS sitcom The Class from 2006 through 2007.[3]
Bernthal rose to fame when he portrayed Shane Walsh in Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead, based on the American comic book series of the same name, for two seasons from 2010 to 2012 before his character was written out. He was nominated for the Breakout Performance - Male award at the 2011 Scream Awards for his performance. Upon his departure, he was cast as Joe Teague in L.A. Noir, Darabont's pilot for TNT.
Personal life
Jon is the son of Eric "Rick" L. Bernthal, a successful lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP, and Joan L. Bernthal. He also has two brothers, Nicholas "Nick" Matthew Bernthal and Thomas "Tom" Bernthal.[4] Jon is married to Erin, who is the niece of professional wrestler Kurt Angle[3], and is the cousin of Adam Schlesinger who performs with the band Fountains of Wayne. He is the grandson of the late Murray Bernthal.[5] Together with his brother Nicholas "Nick" Matthew Bernthal, who is an orthopaedic surgeon at UCLA, they help run a nonprofit organization called "Drops Fills Buckets", founded by his brother Nicholas and Gareth Schweitzer, which they claim has "an impact-driven, entrepreneurial approach to making a difference."[6][7]
Filmography
| List of acting performances in film and television | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Mary/Mary | Manny | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Lane Ruddock | Episode “Malignant” | |
| 2004 | Tony n' Tina's Wedding | Dominic | |
| Without a Trace | Alex Genya | Episode “Bait” | |
| Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman | Man in Office | TV movie | |
| Dr. Vegas | Greg | Episode “Dead Man, Live Bet” | |
| Boston Legal | Michael Shea | Episode “Questionable Characters | |
| 2004 | Jonny Zero | Brett Parish | Episode “I Did It All for the Nooky” |
| CSI: Miami | Harry Klugman | Episodes “Killer Date” and “Vengeance” | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sherm Hempell | Episode “Goliath” | |
| How I Met Your Mother | Carlos | Episode “Purple Giraffe” | |
| 2006 | World Trade Center | Christopher Amoroso | |
| 2006-2007 | The Class | Duncan Carmello | 19 episodes |
| 2007 | The Air I Breathe | Interviewer | |
| Day Zero | Dixon | ||
| 2008 | Courtroom K | Fackler | TV movie |
| Bar Starz | Donnie Pitron | ||
| A Line in the Sand | Banzai | ||
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Al Capone | |
| 2009-2010 | Eastwick | Raymond Gardener | 12 episodes |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | Rick Ricardelli | |
| Numb3rs | Mike Nash | Episode “Growin’ Up” | |
| The Pacific | Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez | Episodes “Guadalcanal/Leckie” and “Basilone” | |
| Date Night | Young Man | ||
| 2010-2012 | The Walking Dead | Shane Walsh | Main cast season 1 and 2 |
| 2011 | Last Words | Jennings | Short video |
| Rampart | Dan Morone | ||
| 2012 | Harry's Law[8] | ||
| L.A. Noir | Joe Teague | TV movie - Pre-production | |
| 2013 | Snitch | Post-production | |
| 42 | Ralph Branca | Pre-Production | |
References
- ^ 33 on 9/20/2009, according to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090920/CURR05/309209991/
- ^ a b "Jon Bernthal". IMDB.com, Inc.. 2010. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1256532/bio. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "Michael Segal Weddings". http://www.blog.michaelsegalweddings.com/?p=571.
- ^ "Obituary - Murray Bernthal". The Post-Standard. December 12, 2010. http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=murray-bernthal&pid=147101498.
- ^ "Murray Bernthal dies at 99". BWW News Desk. December 11, 2010. http://centralnewyork.broadwayworld.com/article/Murray_Bernthal_Dies_at_99_20101210.
- ^ "Drops Fill Buckets: Party With Jon Bernthal For Charity". The Huffington Post. January 27, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/drops-fill-buckets-party-_n_1237464.html.
- ^ "Drops Fill Buckets: Key Players". Drops Fill Buckets. 2011. http://www.dropsfillbuckets.org/who-we-are/key-players.
- ^ "Harry's Law Casts Jon Bernthal". TVLine. http://tvline.com/2012/03/23/harrys-law-jon-bernthal/. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
