The Punisher stars Americans.
Punisher . Jon Bernthal portrays the character in the second season of Marvel 's Daredevil as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The Punisher is a 2004 American vigilante action film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name , starring Thomas Jane as the antihero Frank Castle/The Punisher and John Travolta as Howard Saint , a money launderer who orders the death of Castle 's entire family . The Punisher (TV series) . The series revolves around Frank Castle , who uses lethal methods to fight crime as the vigilante `` the Punisher '' , with Jon Bernthal reprising the role from Daredevil . Ben Barnes , Ebon Moss-Bachrach , Amber Rose Revah , Deborah Ann Woll , Daniel Webber , Jason R. Moore , Paul Schulze , Jaime Ray Newman , and Michael Nathanson also star .