 In Summer 2019, Bernthal filmed "Those Who Wish Me Dead", a western film directed by Taylor Sheridan who previously wrote "Sicario", which featured Bernthal.Bernthal and his brother Nicholas run the nonprofit organization Drops Fill Buckets, described as an "impact-driven, entrepreneurial approach to making a difference".Bernthal is also an advocate of pit bull ownership and is a spokesperson for the Animal Farm Foundation, which rescues and promotes the equal treatment of pit bulls.