List of actors who have played Jesus


This is a list of actors who have played Jesus.
ActorMovieYearDirectorNotes
Robert Henderson-BlandFrom the Manger to the Cross1912Sidney Olcott
George FisherCivilization1916Thomas H. Ince
Howard GayeIntolerance1916D. W. Griffith
Claude Payton'1925Fred Niblo
H.B. WarnerThe King of Kings1927Cecil B. DeMille
Robert Le ViganGolgotha1935Julien Duvivier
Donald C. KluneThe Robe1953Henry Koster
Claude HeaterBen-Hur1959William Wyler
Jeffrey HunterKing of Kings1961Nicholas Ray
Roy ManganoBarabbas1961Richard Fleischer
Enrique IrazoquiThe Gospel According to St.Matthew1964Pier Paolo Pasolini
Max von SydowThe Greatest Story Ever Told1965George Stevens
Donald SutherlandJohnny Got His Gun1971Dalton Trumbo
Victor GarberGodspell1973David Greene
Ted NeeleyJesus Christ Superstar1973Norman Jewison
Robert PowellJesus of Nazareth1977Franco Zeffirelli
Liam NeesonPilgrim's Progress1978Ken Anderson
Kenneth ColleyMonty Python's Life of Brian1979Terry Jones
Brian DeaconJesus1979Peter Sykes
Chris SarandonThe Day Christ Died1980James Cellan Jones
John HurtHistory of the World, Part I1981Mel Brooks
Michael Wilding Jr.A.D.1985Stuart Cooper
Jürgen ProchnowThe Seventh Sign1988Carl Schultz
Willem DafoeThe Last Temptation of Christ1988Martin Scorsese
Vincent LarescaBad Lieutenant1992Abel Ferrara
Bruce Marchiano'1993Regardt van den Bergh
Mat Ranillo IIIKristo1996Ben Yalung
Jeremy SistoJesus1999Roger Young
Christian BaleMary, Mother of Jesus1999Kevin Connor
Will FerrellSuperstar1999Bruce McCulloch
Glenn CarterJesus Christ Superstar2000Gale Edwards
Nick Morris
David J. FrancisDracula 20002000Patrick Lussier
Jan MicheliniThe Apocalypse2002Raffaele Mertes
Henry Ian CusickThe Gospel of John2003Philip Saville
Jim CaviezelThe Passion of the Christ2004Mel Gibson
Jonathan ScarfeJudas2004Charles Robert Carner
D'Arcy BrowningCross and Bones2005Paul Carrière
Robert TortiReefer Madness2005Andy Fickman
Matthew ModineMary2005Abel Ferrara
Ahmad Soleimani NiaThe Messiah2007Nader Talebzadeh-
Joseph MawleThe Passion2008Michael Offer
Julian CaseyBen Hur2010Steve Shill
Shredy Jabarinالمخلص 2014Robert Savo
Diogo MorgadoSon of God2014Christopher Spencer
Selva RasalingamThe Gospel of John2014David Batty
Selva RasalingamThe Gospel of Matthew2014David Batty
Selva RasalingamThe Gospel of Mark2015David Batty
Selva RasalingamThe Gospel of Luke2015David Batty
Ewan McGregorLast Days in the Desert2015Rodrigo Garcia
Haaz SleimanKilling Jesus2015Christopher Menaul
Juan Pablo Di PaceA.D. The Bible Continues2015Ciaran Donnelly
Joseph MesianoJoseph & Mary2016Roger Christian
Rodrigo SantoroBen-Hur2016Timur Bekmambetov
Cliff CurtisRisen2016Kevin Reynolds
Adam Greaves-NealThe Young Messiah2016Cyrus Nowrasteh
Aviv AlushThe Shack2017Stuart Hazeldine
The Chosen2017Dallas Jenkins
Joaquin PhoenixMary Magdalene2018Garth Davis
Adam BondGood Omens2019Douglas Mackinnon
John LegendJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert2019David Leveaux
Alex Rudzinski