Daredevil: 10 Reasons Jon Bernthal Is Perfect For The Punisher

5. And Heroes As Well

That said, it's just as likely that The Punisher will be more in line with Daredevil himself €“ which is to say, a vigilante operating outside of the law, but ultimately doing good. Just perhaps going a little further than Matt Murdock is ever prepared to. Despite being known for roles like Shane in The Walking Dead, Bernthal has more experience as the good guy. He was, after all, the lead in short-lived gangster drama Mob City, created by original Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont. His Detective Joe Teague was a war veteran caught in the crossfire between the crooked LAPD and the local mafia of the forties, and when the show was really on form, it was mainly on Bernthal's shoulders. There came similarly heroic turns in 2014's Fury, as soldier Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis, and as a cop in Oliver Stone's World Trade Centre. Of course, he's at his best when he's leaning more towards the anti-hero side of things, as he did in the drama Rampart as a dirty cop who, along with Woody Harrelson, do good at least part of the time.