Jon Bernthal
☼ Born on 20 December 1976, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
BiographyJon Bernthal was born and raised in Washington D.C., the son of Joan (Marx) and Eric Bernthal, a lawyer. His grandfather was musician Murray Bernthal. Jon went to study at The Moscow Art Theatre School, in Moscow, Russia, where he also played professional baseball in the European professional baseball federation. While in Moscow, he was noticed by the director of Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at the American Repertory Theatre and was invited to obtain his M.F.A there. After graduating in 2002 he has performed in over 30 plays regionally and off-Broadway including many with his own award-winning theatre company Fovea Floods. He now lives in Venice, California with his dog, Boss.
In the role of actor
King Richard (12/02/2022)
The story of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams is told from the perspective of their ever-believing father in King Richard. Richard Williams (Will Smith) lives in Compton, California with his wife Brandy (Aunjanue Ellis), three step-daughters, and two daughters Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena (Demi Singleton). From the very beginning, Richard believed that Venus […]
Ford v Ferrari (20/11/2019)
The Ford Motor Company sets out to build a racecar that can beat Ferrari in Ford v Ferrari. In 1963, following a failed acquisition attempt, Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) commits himself to build a racecar that can beat Ferrari in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Vice President Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal) hires Carroll […]
Widows (18/11/2018)
The wives of slain criminals plan their own heist in Widows. Following a heist gone sour, career criminal Harry Rawlings (Liam Neeson) and his crew are gunned down by police. Harry’s death leaves his widow Veronica (Viola Davis) $2 million in debt to gangster, turned politician Jamal Manning (Brian Tyree Henry), who is in the midst of running in […]
Baby Driver (02/07/2017)
A young and skilled getaway driver wants out from a life of crime in Baby Driver. Baby (Ansel Elgort) is a young man, who has been working as a getaway driver in order to pay off a debt to crime boss Doc (Kevin Spacey). Baby hopes to be done with Doc after his debt is […]
Sicario (05/10/2015)
An FBI agent finds herself part of a morally ambiguous anti-drug task force in Sicario. Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) is an agent of the FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Team, who uncovers dozens of bodies in the walls of a house in Arizona. With this being the result of Mexican cartel activity, Kate volunteers to Department of […]
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (12/06/2015)
An amateur filmmaker develops a connection with a girl with cancer in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Greg (Thomas Mann) is a high school senior, who is barely visible to the various cliques at his school, while spending much of his free time making parodies of classic movies with his “co-worker” Earl (RJ […]
The Wolf of Wall Street (29/12/2013)
The latest film by Martin Scorsese is loosely based on the true story of Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), a Wall Street stockholder who became a self-made millionaire, using less-than-legal tactics. Using the knowledge he learned from his mentor Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey), Belfort is able to quickly make a lot of money by selling penny […]
Wall-E (09/07/2008)
Even though I missed the film when it came out a couple weeks ago, I finally managed to see Wall-E today. I would probably compare this film to The Incredibles in the fact that even though it is animated, it stands on its own as a sci-fi adventure in the same way The Incredibles stood […]