Who is Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in The Chosen, the controversial TV show?
- The Chosen, the ‘first-ever multi-season TV show about the life of Jesus’, just released its fourth season, but has sparked criticism too
The Chosen, the self-proclaimed “first-ever multi-season TV show about the life of Jesus”, has just had its fourth season picked up by The CW, but it has not been free from criticism.
According to Dexerto, conservative critics have slammed the show for endorsing “sin” and “going woke”. The director, Dallas Jenkins, then clapped back at the claims with a 19-minute YouTube video defending his cast and crew, per The Hollywood Reporter. So who is the actor who has played Jesus in the show since 2019?
Here’s what we know about Jonathan Roumie:
Is Jonathan Roumie religious?
Was Jonathan Roumie in Hart of Dixie?
If Roumie looks familiar to you, that’s because he probably is – he’s appeared in dozens of films and TV shows over the years, including one episode of Hart of Dixie in 2014, per his IMDB profile. He’s also made appearances in Chicago Med, Jesus Revolution and The Mindy Project.