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Jon Bernthal is one of those actors who possess the ability to grab your attention the moment they walk onto the screen. The actor brings a certain no-nonsense intensity to his roles which has his fans in a chokehold. Having been in the industry for a little over two decades now, Jon Bernthal has brought Hollywood down to its knees countless times.
Not only has he been phenomenal in films likeThe Wolf of Wall StreetandFury,but he has also taken the television industry by storm. Now, he is finally getting the recognition that has been long overdue – a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy for his work inThe Bear.However, fans believe that this shouldn’t have been the only Emmy in his cupboard.
Jon Bernthal Finally Has an Emmy in His Hand
Jon Bernthalplayed the recurring role of Mikey inThe Bear,Carmy and Natalie’s late brother. He was in the Hulu comedy series for a total of five episodes but they were enough to basically steal the spotlight. It’s Bernthal after all.
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The actor has been awarded under the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for his work in the sixth episode of season two,Fishes.The episode alone has a 9.6/10 rating on IMDb and Bernthal was absolutely incredible in it as an intense and chaotic Christmas dinner unfolded right before our eyes.
Unfortunately, he was not available at the ceremony which took place on September 08 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.The Bearwas nominated a total of 14 times, out of which it won 7 awards.
Bernthal emerged victorious overOnly Murders in the Building’sMatthew Broderick,Saturday Night Live’sRyan Gosling, andHacks’Christopher Lloyd.The Bear’sBob OdenkirkandWill Poulterwere also nominated in the same category.
He once discussed his role in the comedy series withThe Hollywood Reporter. Bernthal talked about how he realized he was supposed to show the damaged side of his character as opposed to what he initially thought.
I understood that what [creator] Chris Storer needed from that version of Mikey was this larger-than-life, charismatic guy, in the way that we sometimes glorify and romanticize folks that we’ve lost…
When season 2 came around and I actually got to go to Chicago and be part of the set, I saw that we needed the other side of Mikey. We needed to see the damage and the ugliness, to see him spiraling. It was such a cool exercise for me as an actor to be able to plant these buoys in the water about who he is and why he has this resonance over his family, even though he could be really ugly at times.
Bernthal was absolutely flawless in the series even though he only showed up for a handful of episodes. All in all, it is a well-deserving win.
Jon Bernthal’s Emmy was Long Overdue
While we are extremely happy for Bernthal, we cannot help but look back on his wide portfolio which has us convinced that the actor deserved one of these Emmys years beforeThe Beareven came around.
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Since theWe Own This Cityactor has been in the industry for a couple of decades, he has been delivering award-worthy work for decades. Unfortunately, an Emmy was not in his fate until now.
While his fans are elated to see him win, they cannot help but reminisce about all the times when he could have and should have won an Emmy. Take a look at their reactions to Bernthal’s win:
Should’ve won one a long time ago for being Shane if we being fr
he deserved one for his role as Frank Castle and The Punisher. i STILL watch the Russian gym fight scene 💪🏼pic.twitter.com/tDLqZrZve7
should have had one for his role as Frank also. The man is a legendpic.twitter.com/E2ProQCurA
This is long overdue
For the small amount of time that he is actually in the show, he stole every scene that he was in! Absolutely well deserved 🔥
I’m so happy for him. He’s been doing such great work for years.
As fans pointed out, the actor’s performance as Shane inThe Walking Deadand Frank Castle/Punisher inDaredevilandPunisherwas worth getting a shot at the Emmys. Both characters were so well-presented by Bernthal that they stuck with the audience even after all these years.
Another contender in the list is the more recent miniseries,We Own This City,where Bernthal played the role of Wayne Jenkins. We find it quite difficult to believe that he didn’t even get a nomination for his chilling yet captivating performance as the corrupt police officer.
Well, there is no point in crying over spilled milk, is there? We are just glad Bernthal finally got the recognition he deserved.
The Bearis available to watch on Hulu.
Mishkaat Khan
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A connoisseur of all things horror, fantasy, and the occasional chick flick, Mishkaat has been penning pieces for FandomWire since 2022. She started off as an intern and has worked her way up to a Senior Writer with over 2000 articles to her name.Outside of entertainment, she has also written well-researched medical content as a freelance writer and has experience in social media management.When not writing, you’re able to find her relaxing with a romance novel and a tall glass of iced coffee in her hand or watching re-runs of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Office.’
