
Casting Jesus: A look at actors who have played the Son of God in movies
Casting Jesus for the silver screen has always been tricky. Directors must balance the actor's ability to project a sense of both divinity and humanity. Have a look at some of the actors who have played Jesus over the decades.
AP | By HT Correspondent, New York
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2014 12:03 PM IST
Casting Jesus for the silver screen has always been tricky. Directors must balance the actor's ability to project a sense of both divinity and humanity. They also need to sell tickets, and thus have often cast handsome, leading-man types.
In the new movie Son of God, Jesus is played by Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado, whose appearance has been compared to Brad Pitt and a young Marlon Brando, and who has inspired a Twitter hashtag of Hot Jesus.

