Johnny Berchtold

Johnny Berchtold is an American actor born on July 7, 1994. He is best known for his roles as Fielding Marshall in the Netflix drama film Dog Gone and Randolph "Randy" Bradley in the psychological thriller The Passenger. He has also featured prominently in television productions, including Reacher and Murdaugh: Death in the Family.

Berchtold was raised in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. During his time at Oakcrest High School, he took part in theater and other performance activities. Following his high school graduation, he studied at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Berchtold began his professional acting career in screen productions during the mid-2010s. In 2017, he portrayed a teenage Ted Kaczynski in the Discovery Channel drama series Manhunt: Unabomber. His early television work included roles in series such as The Wilds, Gaslit, and Tiny Beautiful Things. In 2022, he expanded into theater by joining the off-Broadway production of Bess Wohl's Camp Siegfried at Second Stage Theater, replacing Johnny Flynn opposite Lily McInerny.

His first major lead role in a feature film came in the 2023 Netflix drama Dog Gone, directed by Stephen Herek. Berchtold played Fielding Marshall opposite Rob Lowe and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in a narrative based on the true story of a family searching the Appalachian Trail for their missing dog.

Later in 2023, Berchtold starred alongside Kyle Gallner in the Blumhouse Television psychological thriller The Passenger, directed by Carter Smith. He played Randolph "Randy" Bradley, a withdrawn fast-food worker taken hostage by a co-worker following a violent crime. Director Carter Smith noted that Berchtold's audition made him the preferred choice for the role early in casting, while Berchtold stated he was drawn to playing an ordinary character placed in an extreme situation.

In 2025, Berchtold joined the third season of the Prime Video action series Reacher as a series regular named Richard Beck, playing the son of Anthony Michael Hall's character, Zachary Beck. That same year, he appeared as Caleb Brandywine in the Western drama Broke, alongside Wyatt Russell, Dennis Quaid, Mary McDonnell, and Tom Skerritt.

Also in 2025, Berchtold portrayed Paul Murdaugh in Hulu's eight-part limited series Murdaugh: Death in the Family, which dramatized events surrounding the Murdaugh family and associated deaths. He performed alongside Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette, and he was featured on an episode of the series' official companion podcast to discuss his research and approach to playing the role.