List of actors who have played JesusThis is a list of actors who have played Jesus.ActorMovieYearDirectorNotesRobert Henderson-BlandFrom the Manger to the Cross1912Sidney OlcottGeorge FisherCivilization1916Thomas H. InceHoward GayeIntolerance1916D. W. GriffithClaude PaytonBen-Hur1925Fred NibloH.B. WarnerThe King of Kings1927Cecil B. DeMilleRobert Le ViganGolgotha1935Julien DuvivierRobert WilsonThe Living Christ Series1951John T. CoyleDonald C. KluneThe Robe1953Henry KosterRobert WilsonDay of Triumph1954Irving Pichel and John T. CoyleJon ShepoddThe Power of the Resurrection1958Harold D. SchusterClaude HeaterBen-Hur1959William WylerJeffrey HunterKing of Kings1961Nicholas RayRoy ManganoBarabbas1961Richard FleischerEnrique IrazoquiThe Gospel According to St.Matthew1964Pier Paolo PasoliniMax von SydowThe Greatest Story Ever Told1965George StevensDonald SutherlandJohnny Got His Gun1971Dalton TrumboKamal HaasanAnnai Velankanni1971K. ThangappanVictor GarberGodspell1973David GreeneTed NeeleyJesus Christ Superstar1973Norman JewisonMurali DasJesus1973P. A. ThomasMuraliThomasleeha1975P. A. ThomasRobert PowellJesus of Nazareth1977Franco ZeffirelliLiam NeesonPilgrim's Progress1978Ken AndersonVijayachanderKarunamayudu 1978A. BhimsinghKenneth ColleyMonty Python's Life of Brian1979Terry JonesBrian DeaconJesus1979Peter SykesChris SarandonThe Day Christ Died1980James Cellan JonesVijayachanderRajadhi Raju1980BapuJohn HurtHistory of the World, Part I1981Mel BrooksMichael Wilding Jr.A.D.1985Stuart CooperJürgen ProchnowThe Seventh Sign1988Carl SchultzWillem DafoeThe Last Temptation of Christ1988Martin ScorseseVijaya KumaranatungaChristhu Charithaya1990Sunil AriyaratneChristhu CharithayaVincent LarescaBad Lieutenant1992Abel FerraraBruce MarchianoThe Visual Bible: Matthew1993Regardt van den BerghMat Ranillo IIIKristo1996Ben YalungVijayachanderDayasagar1996VijayachanderJeremy SistoJesus1999Roger YoungChristian BaleMary, Mother of Jesus1999Kevin ConnorWill FerrellSuperstar1999Bruce McCullochMaurício GonçalvesO Auto da Compadecida2000Guel ArraesGlenn CarterJesus Christ Superstar2000Gale EdwardsNick MorrisDavid J. FrancisDracula 20002000Patrick LussierJan MicheliniThe Apocalypse2002Raffaele MertesLuigi BaricelliMaria - Mãe do Filho de Deus2003Moacyr GóesHenry Ian CusickThe Gospel of John2003Philip SavilleSiva KrishnaYesu Mahimalu2003Natti KumarScott McNeilBen Hur2003William R. Kowalchuk Jr.Jim CaviezelThe Passion of the Christ2004Mel GibsonJonathan ScarfeJudas2004Charles Robert CarnerKrishnaShanti Sandesham2004P. Chandrasekhar ReddyD'Arcy BrowningCross and Bones2005Paul CarrièreRobert TortiReefer Madness2005Andy FickmanMatthew ModineMary2005Abel FerraraSumanMulla Kireetam2005N.S. Raja ReddyAhmad Soleimani NiaThe Messiah2007Nader Talebzadeh-Joseph MawleThe Passion2008Michael OfferJulian CaseyBen Hur2010Steve ShillShredy Jabarinالمخلص 2014Robert SavoDiogo MorgadoSon of God2014Christopher SpencerSelva RasalingamThe Gospel of John2014David BattySelva RasalingamThe Gospel of Matthew2014David BattySelva RasalingamThe Gospel of Mark2015David BattySelva RasalingamThe Gospel of Luke2015David BattyEwan McGregorLast Days in the Desert2015Rodrigo GarciaHaaz SleimanKilling Jesus2015Christopher MenaulJuan Pablo Di PaceA.D. The Bible Continues2015Ciaran DonnellyDJ Perry40 Nights2016Jesse LowJoseph MesianoJoseph & Mary2016Roger ChristianRodrigo SantoroBen-Hur2016Timur BekmambetovCliff CurtisRisen2016Kevin ReynoldsAdam Greaves-NealThe Young Messiah2016Cyrus NowrastehAviv AlushThe Shack2017Stuart HazeldineJeremy DaviesAmerican Gods2017Floria SigismondiJonathan RoumieThe Chosen2017Dallas JenkinsJoaquin PhoenixMary Magdalene2018Garth DavisDJ PerryThe Christ Slayer2019Nathaniel NoseAdam BondGood Omens2019Douglas MackinnonJohn LegendJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert2019David LeveauxAlex RudzinskiVivaan ShahYeshu2020Arvind BabbalShayan Ardalan40: The Temptation of Christ2020Douglas James Vail-Juan Pablo Di PaceResurrection2021Ciaran DonnellyOscar IsaacThe King of Kings2025Seong-ho JangJaakko OhtonenThe Resurrection of the Christ: Part One2027Mel Gibson