Question: Who played the role of Frank castle in the 2004 action film in which Ben Foster played a role?
Context: Strings is a 2011 American dramatic thriller film about a musician who discovers his therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes.  The film is the product of the Texas filmmaking team, Mark Dennis and Ben Foster.  It was written, produced, and directed by Dennis and was produced and directed by Foster.  Dennis and Foster graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Radio/TV/Film and are both musicians.  The extremely low-budget film collected major awards at film festivals across the United States in 2011 and 2012. Direct Action is a 2004 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Dolph Lundgren. Bandido ("Bandit") is a 2004 action film written by Scott Duncan and Carlos Gallardo and directed by Roger Christian.  The story revolves around the CIA framing skilled thief Max Cruz aka "Bandido" (Gallardo) in order to gain his cooperation in helping them recover intelligence data that was stolen by Beno Gildemontes (Kim Coates), a Mexican Crime lord. Target is a 2004 action film directed by William Webb. The Purifiers is a 2004 action film directed by Richard Jobson, and starring Dominic Monaghan.  It was produced by Chris Atkins. The Punisher is a 2004 American vigilante action film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, starring Thomas Jane as the antihero Frank Castle/The Punisher and John Travolta as Howard Saint, a money launderer who orders the death of Castle's entire family. Alexander Dwight "Alex" Foster (born August 26, 1984 in Canton, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.  He is the son of former NHL player Dwight Foster and nephew of former NHL player Wes Jarvis.  Prior to advancing to the professional ranks, Foster played both junior hockey and college hockey.  He played his collegiate hockey at Bowling Green State University.  After leaving college in 2006, he was signed to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.  He played for their farm team, the Toronto Marlies, occasionally being called into action for the NHL team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Benjamin A. "Ben" Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor.  He has had roles in films including "The Punisher" (2004), "" (2006), "Alpha Dog" (2006), "The Messenger" (2009), "Pandorum" (2009), "The Mechanic" (2011), "Contraband" (2012), "Lone Survivor" (2013) and "The Program" (2015).  He was nominated for a Saturn Award and a Satellite Award for his role in "" (2007) and won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in "Hell or High Water" (2016). Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress, singer and dancer.  She is known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has received two Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, in 2002 for her role as Millie Dillmount in "Thoroughly Modern Millie", and in 2011 for her performance as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes".  Her other Broadway credits include "Little Women", "The Drowsy Chaperone", "Young Frankenstein", "Shrek the Musical", and "Violet".  On television, Foster played the lead role in the short-lived ABC Family comedy-drama "Bunheads" from 2012 to 2013.  Since March 2015, she has starred in the TV Land comedy-drama "Younger". Umizaru is a 2004 action film directed by Eiichiro Hasumi.  It is the first feature-length film of the "Umizaru" projects, preceding the 2005 11-episode Fuji Television and Kyodo Television drama series "Umizaru Evolution" and the 2006 film "".  The film is the first of the 3-part film and television project.  The project is adapted from the popular 12 Shogakukan manga books "Umizaru" written by Yōichi Komori (小森陽一) and illustrated by Shūhō Satō from 1998 to 2001.  The film stars Ito Hideaki as Japan Coast Guard (JCG) rescue diver Senzaki Daisuke, and Kato Ai as his love interest Izawa Kanna.
Answer: Thomas Jane