It’s Jon Bernthal, 49, who plays the solemn Menelaus in Christopher Nolan’s film and the gruff Punisher in Destin Cretton’s superhero movie. According to his IMDb page, he’s broken his nose 14 times in street fights and during particularly violent shoots. IMAGO/Supplied by LMK (IMAGO/Landmark Media / Cordon Press)In real life, the actor hasn’t shied away from trouble, either. As he told Esquire in 2018, a drunk man started shouting and grabbing at the dog, and Bernthal reacted. I’m grateful to be a part of it, grateful that I get to watch it, and just plain grateful that it exists.