Jon Bernthal Movies and Career Information

Jonathan E. "Jon" Bernthal (born September 20, 1976) is an American actor, best known for his role on the AMC television series The Walking Dead. He has performed in over 30 plays regionally and off-Broadway, including many with his own award-winning theatre company Fovea Floods. He also appeared in several TV shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2002 and The Class from 2006 to 2007. Bernthal was born and raised in Washington, D.C. where he graduated from the Sidwell Friends School. He studied at Skidmore College followed by The School of Moscow Art Theatre, 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. Since 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 starred on the CBS sitcom The Class from 2006-2007. In March 2010, Bernthal won a leading role in The Walking Dead, the TV series adaptation of the comic of the