Jon Bernthal’s acting chops were developed at the Moscow Art Theatre School and later at Harvard’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training. He started his acting career in some Off-Broadway shows, before appearing in guest roles in several television series. His breakout role in television was Shane Walsh in Frank Darabont’s The Walking Dead.
He was a regular on the AMC show until 2012. He was also part of several movies during this time period. In 2013, he played Brad alongside Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. He also appeared alongside Brad Pitt in David Ayer’s Fury and alongside Emily Blunt in Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario.
In 2015, he was cast as the comic book character Frank Castle aka The Punisher in the second season of Netflix’s Daredevil. The actor’s portrayal of the character earned immense praise from fans, and he received his own series on Netflix, titled The Punisher.
How much did Jon Bernthal earn from his Marvel role of The Punisher?
Jon Bernthal was not interested in joining a superhero franchise in the beginning. However, the exceptional performances of Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin encouraged him to take on the role. The Punisher became an instant hit, not just with fans and critics but also with the co-creator of the comic character.
Bernthal became the Punisher co-creator Gerry Conway’s favorite portrayal of the character. Conway shared about the casting, “Jon Bernthal gives The Punisher the kind of pathos that’s underneath the tough guy and I really like that” (via ScreenGeek).
The Wind River actor shared during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he liked to perform his own stunts for the role. While Netflix had no plans to order a Punisher-based spin-off of Daredevil, the character’s popularity led Jon Bernthal to star in his own series.
According to Parade, Bernthal earned $350,000 per episode during his appearance in Daredevil. He appeared in a total of 12 episodes over the course of the last two seasons of the Charlie Cox-led series. He earned a total of $4.2 million from the original series.
Reports suggested that Bernthal continued to receive the same per-episode salary when he starred in The Punisher. He appeared in a total of 26 episodes over two seasons. Bernthal’s total earnings on the show amounted to $9.1 million.
Bernthal will reprise his role in the upcoming series, Daredevil: Born Again. His salary or the number of episodes he will appear in are currently undisclosed. Excluding his salary for the new series, Bernthal has earned a total of $13.3 million from his Marvel role.
Jon Bernthal’s net worth from all his projects
Jon Bernthal’s salary from every single one of his projects is not available. However, The Richest reported some of the salaries of the actor, which could be considered a benchmark for what he potentially earned in his other projects. Before the Punisher role, he appeared in 20 episodes of The Walking Dead.
It is reported that the actor made $80,000 per episode, which would amount to a total of $1.6 million. We already learned that he earned $13.3 million from his Marvel role, which meant that his salary for TV roles between these projects would’ve gone through an upward trajectory.
The Richest also reported that the actor earned a million each for his roles in Widows (2018) and Shot Caller (2017). Parade reported that his salary for Widows was $1.6 million. It could be assumed that his roles in Ford v Ferrari, Baby Driver, and King Richard paid him around this ballpark.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Bernthal sold his Venice cottage for $1.95 million in 2015. He and his wife Erin Angle, purchased the property for $1.012 in 2010. He also purchased a home in Ojai, California, in 2014 for $1.85 million. His family currently lives on this property. Bernthal has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
Jon Bernthal’s future projects include Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and a Punisher special
Jon Bernthal joined the A-lister cast of Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey in January 2025 (via Deadline). He will act alongside Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron. Bernthal’s role in the film based on Homer’s epic is currently unknown.
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Besides his appearance in the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again, Bernthal will reprise Frank Castle/The Punisher in a Marvel Television special. The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported that Bernthal is co-writing the standalone special with Reinaldo Marcus Green. The latter will also direct the special for Marvel Television.
Bernthal is also set to reprise another role in a sequel that comes after nearly a decade. He will appear as Braxton Wolff in The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck. His next project will be Rami Malek’s espionage thriller, The Amateur.
Bernthal recently won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor for his role in The Bear. Bernthal’s Daredevil: Born Again will premiere on Disney+ on March 4.
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