Who are Jon Bernthal’s Siblings? Meet Tom Bernthal and Nicholas Matthew Bernthal  

Jonathan Edward Bernthal is an American actor who rose to prominence in the early 2000s. He gained widespread recognition for portraying Shane Walsh on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead, where he was a starring cast member in the show’s first two seasons.

Bernthal’s breakthrough performance on The Walking Dead led to further high-profile roles that have solidified his status as a versatile and acclaimed actor.

Most notably, he has achieved critical acclaim for his depiction of Frank Castle/The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Daredevil and The Punisher. Jon Bernthal was born on September 20, 1976 in Washington, D.C., United States.

He is the son of Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence “Rick” Bernthal, a former lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP and chair of the board of directors for The Humane Society of the United States until 2019.

Bernthal has two brothers: Nicholas, an orthopedic surgeon and UCLA professor, and Thomas, a consulting agency CEO married to a billionaire and former Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.

Bernthal grew up in Cabin John, Maryland and attended the Sidwell Friends School, graduating in 1995. After high school, Bernthal studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, but dropped out.

On the advice of his acting teacher, Alma Becker, Bernthal joined the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia. Bernthal is Jewish, and his family has a long history of Jewish heritage. However, he practices Christianity as his religion.

About his siblings

Thomas Bernthal

Thomas Bernthal was born in 1974 in Washington, D.C., United States. He is the founder and former CEO of a strategic consulting agency, Kelton Global, and a former NBC News producer.

Bernthal is the son of Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence “Rick” Bernthal, a former lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP and chair of the board of directors for The Humane Society of the United States until 2019.

He has two brothers: Jon Bernthal, the well-known American actor, and Nicholas Matthew Bernthal, an orthopedic surgeon and UCLA professor.

Bernthal grew up in Cabin John, Maryland, and attended the prestigious Sidwell Friends School. Despite his family’s long history of Jewish heritage, Bernthal practiced Christianity as his religion.

Nicholas Matthew Bernthal

Nicholas Matthew Bernthal was born in the late 1970s in Washington, D.C., United States. He is an orthopedic surgeon and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Bernthal comes from a family with a strong Jewish heritage. He is the son of Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence “Rick” Bernthal, a former lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP and former chair of the board of directors for The Humane Society of the United States until 2019.

Bernthal has two brothers – Jon Bernthal, the well-known American actor; Thomas Bernthal, the founder and former CEO of the strategic consulting agency Kelton Global; and a former NBC News producer.

While details about Bernthal‘s exact educational background are unknown, it is likely that he attended medical school and completed his orthopedic surgery training before joining the UCLA faculty.