Jon Bernthal
Portrays	Shane Walsh
Occupation	Actor Animation Department Worker
Born	Jonathan Edward Bernthal September 20, 1976 Washington, D.C., USA
Age	36
Years Active	2002-Present
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Also Known For	Joe Teague in "L.A. Noir" (2013)
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Jonathan Edward "Jon" Bernthal is an American actor who portrayed Shane Walsh in The Walking Dead.

Biography Edit

Jon was raised in Washington D.C., and went to study at The Moscow Art Theatre School in Moscow, Russia. He played professional baseball for 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 Repretory Theatre, and was invited to obtain his M.F.A. there. After graduating in 2002, he performed in over thirty plays regionally and off-Broadway, including many of his own award-winning company, Fovea Floods. He currently resides in Venice, California with his dog, Boss. His film resume includes Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), Ghost Writer (2010), and Snitch (2013).

TriviaEdit

• He is the nephew-in-law of professional wrestler Kurt Angle.
• Bernthal went to college with Michael Zegen, the actor who portrayed Randall. ^[1]

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