Jon Bernthal isn’t the only A-list actor who has portrayed The Punisher. It may seem strange, since Bernthal fits Marvel’s most violent character so well, but other actors have also portrayed Frank Castle. First, Dolph Lundgren played the role in a 1989 film that was released exclusively in international theaters. 15 years later, Thomas Jane took the mantle in a movie which Roger Ebert called “grim and cheerless.” In 2008, Northern Irish actor Ray Stevenson played the anti-hero gunman, which some say is a much better depiction than Bernthal could ever muster. Two of these are now streaming, with one on Tubi and the other via the Internet Archive. Only one of them is a must-watch.

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