Cast
- Thomas Jane as Frank Castle / The Punisher
- John Travolta as Howard Saint
- Roy Scheider as Frank Castle, Sr.
- Will Patton as Quentin Glass
- Rebecca Romijn as Joan
- Laura Harring as Livia Saint
- Ben Foster as Spacker Dave
- John Pinette as Bumpo
- Samantha Mathis as Maria Elizabeth Castle
- Marcus Johns as Will Castle
- Russell Andrews as Agent James "Jimmy" Weeks
- James Carpinello as Robert "Bobby" Saint and John Saint
- Eddie Jemison as Mickey Duka
- Eduardo Yáñez as Mike Toro
- Omar Avila as Joe Toro
- Kevin Nash as The Russian
- Mark Collie as Harry Heck
- Veryl Jones as Candelaria
- Tom Nowicki as Lincoln
- Hank Stone as Cutter
Director Jonathan Hensleigh and Avi Arad said in many interviews that Thomas Jane was the first and only actor to be asked to play the title role. Jane initially turned down the role twice, as he did not see himself as a superhero actor. Jane said, when asked the second time to play the Punisher, that he became interested when Arad sent Tim Bradstreet's artwork of the character. After learning more about the Punisher, he accepted. Jane went on to read as many Punisher comics he could find to understand the character, and became a fan of the Punisher in the process. Jane trained for six to seven months with the United States Navy SEALs and gained more than twenty pounds of muscle for the part.
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