Occupation Actor | Years active 1991–present | |
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Full Name Selva Rasalingam Movies Risen, The Devil's Double, Prince of Persia: The Sands of, The Gospel Of John, Skyfall Similar Kevin Reynolds, Javier Botet, David Batty, Matthew Hope, Lee Tamahori | ||
Selva Rasalingam is a British actor. He has appeared on stage in the West End and for the Royal Shakespeare Company and has made appearances in many UK television series including Doctor Who, Luther and Hustle, and on film including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Skyfall. He played Jesus in the 2014 version of The Gospel of John.
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Acting career
Rasalingam's portrayal as Jesus in The Gospel of John and the other three Gospels produced by the Lumo Project [1] is well-received as dramatisation and academically for its Biblically-accurate depiction. Rasalingam studied diverse historical and academic sources in preparation for the role, and filming, with texts narrated by David Harewood, Brian Cox, Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tim Piggott-Smith, Stephen Tompkinson and David Threlfall, spanned over five years.
Rasalingam's stage appearances include Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom in the West End, and the award-winning The Riots at the Tricycle Theatre, Amir in Pulitzer-Prize winning play Disgraced (The English Theatre Frankfurt).
Filmography
