Actors Seth Green and Macaulay Culkin once mistakenly assumed Jon Bernthal was homeless after seeing him sleeping in a van during an outdoor film shoot. The anecdote highlights Bernthal’s unconventional early-career lifestyle before he became widely known for roles such as Shane Walsh in *The Walking Dead* and Frank Castle in *The Punisher*.

Bernthal said the incident happened when he was working on a project in the desert and sleeping in his vehicle, which had few comforts and made him appear dishevelled. Green and Culkin later approached him after recognising him on set, with Culkin asking, “That was you?”, according to the article’s account.