Jon Bernthal opted out of major movie due to daughter's coma

Actor Jon Bernthal has revealed that he had to drop out of a major Hollywood project after his daughter suffered a seizure and went into coma.

In a profile published in Men's Health, the actor said that he was set to play Dave Scott in the Ryan Gosling-starrer space drama "First Man" but after he dropped out the part went to Christopher Abbott.

He said his daughter Adeline was diagnosed with encephalitis, a potentially fatal viral infection that causes inflammation of the brain, when she was two.

Adeline was in a coma for three days, and when she awoke she did not recognise her family.

His credited his wife, Erin Angle, a trauma nurse, for helping Adeline by staying calm and "pouring love into our daughter every step of the way".

"People talk about bravery like fake macho bravery, but my wife didn't flinch. What I saw in my wife was courage and beauty unlike I'd ever seen," he added.

The actor said that Adeline, now three, has since made a full recovery.

Bernthal and Angle got married in September, 2010. The couple are also parents to sons seven-year-old Henry and five-year-old Billy.