--- ---  # _Walking Dead_ Actor Jon Bernthal Joins Season 2 of _Daredevil_ by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Jun 9, 2015 9:59 PM UTC  Jon Bernthal at the 58th BFI London Film Festival in London on Oct. 19, 2014. Jon Bernthal at the 58th BFI London Film Festival in London on Oct. 19, 2014.Anthony Harvey—Getty Images for BFI by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Jun 9, 2015 9:59 PM UTC Huge _Daredevil_ news: Former _The Walking Dead_ actor Jon Bernthal has been cast in season 2. And that’s only half the scoop. The second part is who he’s playing: The Punisher, one of the most popular characters in the Marvel canon. The Punisher, whose real name is Frank Castle, is a vigilante who aims to clean up New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen — just like Daredevil himself, Matt Murdoch. But unlike our blind ethical hero, The Punisher is willing to use any means necessary to accomplish his goals, no matter how lethal the results. Since his star-making role on _The Walking Dead_, Bernthal has made big screen appearances in _The Wolf of Wall Street_, _Fury_ and this month’s _Me and Earl and the Dying Girl_. “Jon Bernthal brings an unmatched intensity to every role he takes on, with a potent blend of power, motivation and vulnerability that will connect with audiences,” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television, [in a statement](http://marvel.com/news/tv/24699/jon%5Fbernthal%5Fcast%5Fas%5Ffrank%5Fcastle%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fnetflix%5Foriginal%5Fseries%5Fmarvels%5Fdaredevil). “Castle’s appearance will bring dramatic changes to the world of Matt Murdock and nothing will be the same.” Last season’s _Daredevil_ showrunner Steven S. DeKnight had said [he had hoped to make](http://screencrush.com/netflix-daredevil-punisher-spinoff-series-steven-deknight/) an R-rated Punisher TV show. A few years back, Fox was working on a TV version of the character. Back in 2004, there was a _Punisher_ film starring Thomas Jane (that was when Lionsgate had the rights to the title, which have since reverted back to Marvel). Season 2 of Marvel’s _Daredevil_ will be available streaming on Netflix in 2016\. Here’s a look at The Punisher from the comics:  Marvel _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/09/jon-bernthal-the-punisher-daredevil) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com)_._ TV: 'The Walking Dead' Actor Jon Bernthal Joins Season 2 of 'Daredevil' ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3915313/walking-dead-jon-bernthal-daredevil/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3915313/walking-dead-jon-bernthal-daredevil/"},"headline":"Walking Dead Actor Jon Bernthal Joins Season 2 of Daredevil","datePublished":"2015-06-09T21:59:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:03:07.790Z","description":"Jon Bernthal will play The Punisher","url":"https://time.com/3915313/walking-dead-jon-bernthal-daredevil/","keywords":["Television","Netflix","Walking Dead","daredevil"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed1ca6b13324e70/698853d38e06010e8d460e36/457508296-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteed1ca6b13324e70/698853d38e06010e8d460e36/457508296-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jon Bernthal at the 58th BFI London Film Festival in London on Oct. 19, 2014.","caption":"Jon Bernthal at the 58th BFI London Film Festival in London on Oct. 19, 2014.","creditText":"Anthony Harvey—Getty Images for BFI","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3915313/walking-dead-jon-bernthal-daredevil/","name":"Walking Dead Actor Jon Bernthal Joins Season 2 of Daredevil"}}]}] ```