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Joaquin Phoenix -

The Oscar-winning actor played Jesus in 'Mary Magdalene' (2018).

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Rodrigo Santoro -

The Brazilian actor played Jesus in 'Ben-Hur' (2016).

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Ewan McGregor -

The Scottish star played Jesus in 2015's 'Last Days in the Desert.'

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Diogo Morgado -

The Portuguese actor played Jesus in the History Channel miniseries 'The Bible' (2013). And a year later the actor played Christ again, in 'Son of God' (2014).

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Andrey Barilo -

The actor played Jesus in the Russian movie 'Iuda' (2013).

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Jim Caviezel - Caviezel is best known for playing the lead role in Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' (2004).

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Henry Ian Cusick -

In 2003, the Scottish-Peruvian actor played Jesus Christ in 'The Gospel of John.'

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Christian Bale -

The famous actor played Jesus in the 1999 NBC TV movie 'Mary, Mother of Jesus.'

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Willem Dafoe -

Dafoe played the role of Jesus in Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ' (1988).

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Kenneth Colley -

The English actor played Jesus in the comedy/satire 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' (1979).

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Brian Deacon -

The English actor played the lead role in 'Jesus' (1979).

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Robert Powell -

The English actor is known for his role in the TV miniseries 'Jesus of Nazareth' (1977).

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Ted Neeley -

Who can forget Neeley's performance in the musical drama 'Jesus Christ Superstar' (1973)?

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Max von Sydow -

The late Swedish actor played the son of God in 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (1965).

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Enrique Irazoqui -

The Spanish actor played Jesus in the Italian movie 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' (1964).

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Jeffrey Hunter -

The American actor played Jesus in the Biblical movie 'King of Kings' (1961).

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Roy Mangano -

Mangano played Christ in the 1961 movie 'Barabbas.'

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Claude Heater -

Although uncredited, Claude Heater, who was known as an opera singer, played Christ in the classic 'Ben-Hur' (1959).

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Donald C. Klune -

Richard Burton approaches Jesus (Klune) in a scene from 'The Robe' (1953).

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Robert Le Vigan -

The French actor played Jesus of Nazareth in 'Behold the Man' (1935).

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Howard Gaye -

The English actor played Jesus in the 1916 silent film 'Intolerance,' directed by D. W. Griffith.

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George Fisher -

American actor George Fisher played the spirit of Christ in the silent movie 'Civilization' (1916).

See also: Hollywood actors who played religious characters

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