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Bernthal built a career playing morally complicated men with real weight behind the toughness, from Shane Walsh on The Walking Dead to Frank Castle, whose portrayal in Marvel's Daredevil earned him his own spin-off series, The Punisher. He has moved comfortably between blockbuster and prestige work — Fury, Sicario, Ford v Ferrari, King Richard — and won a Primetime Emmy for his role as Michael Berzatto on Hulu's The Bear, before making his Broadway debut in Dog Day Afternoon in 2026.