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Selva Rasalingam is a British actor. He has appeared on stage in London's West End and the
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, on television in '' Marie-Antoinette'', ''
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'', '' Luther'' and '' Hustle'', and film in '' Damascus Cover'', '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' and ''
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'', on which he was a member of the stunts cast. He played the role of
Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
in the 2014 version of '' The Gospel of John''.Edward N. McNulty ''Jesus Christ, Movie Star'' 2015 "Gospel of John (2014). With little fanfare, the Lumo Project released this second version of the fourth Gospel late in 2014 (to be followed by films of the other three Gospels in 2015). The director of the newest Jesus film is the noted TV producer David Batty. The text of John is read by Brian Cox (
KJV The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version (AV), is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by ...
) and David Harewood ( NIV) as the actors act out the story ... The cast looks more ethnic than in other Jesus films, with the portrayal of Christ by Shakespearan actor Selva Rasalingam."


Life

Rasalingam was born in
Tottenham Tottenham (, , , ) is a district in north London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, ...
in
North London North London is the northern part of London, England, north of the River Thames and the City of London. It extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury, on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfordshi ...
to a
Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
father and English mother. He trained at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music school, music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz al ...
(1988–91),
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
.


Career

Rasalingam portrayed
Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
in ''The Gospel of John'' and the other three
Gospels Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the second century AD the term (, from which the English word originated as a calque) came to be used also for the books in which the message was reported. In this sen ...
produced by the Lumo Project, which was well received as dramatisation and academically for its Biblically accurate depiction. He studied diverse historical and academic sources in preparation for the role, and filming spanned five years. Other stage appearances include ''An Adventure'' by Vinay Patel ( The Bush Theatre) ''Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom'' in the West End, the award-winning '' The Riots'' (
Tricycle Theatre The Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle Theatre) is a theatre located in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Since 1980, the theatre has presented a wide range of plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the area, as well as n ...
), and Amir in Pulitzer-Prize winning play '' Disgraced'' ( The English Theatre Frankfurt).


Performances


Filmography

* The Way of the Wind (film, release TBA) * Damascus Cover (2018 film) * The Intent 2: The Come Up (2018 film) *Profile (2018 film) *The Mummy (2017 film) *The Gospel of Matthew (2016 film) *The Gospel of Mark (2016 film) *The Gospel of Luke (2016 film) * Risen (2016 film) * The Gospel of John (2014 film) *Skyfall (2012 film) * The Veteran (2011 film) *The Devil's Double (2011 film) *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010 film) *Man About Dog (2005 film)


Television

* Marie-Antoinette (2025 TV series) Canal+ / Banijay Studios France / CAPA Drama /
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/
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*Renegade Nell (2024 TV series) Disney+ / Lookout Point *Bodies (2023 TV series) Netflix *Cœurs noirs (2022 TV series)
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/ Mandarin Télévision / Prime Video *D'argent et du sang (2022 TV series) Curiosa Films / Canal+ *Ten Percent (2022 TV series) (2022
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) *The Good Karma Hospital (2022 ITV) *Doc Martin (2022 TV series) Buffalo Pictures / ITV *
Honour Honour (Commonwealth English) or honor (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) is a quality of a person that is of both social teaching and personal ethos, that manifests itself ...
(2020 ITV) * Cursed (2020
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) * Doctors (2019
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) *Versailles (2018
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/ Canal+) *
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(2018
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) * Strike Back: Retribution (2018 Left Bank Pictures /
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) *Silent Witness - series 21 (2018
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), as Asst. Commissioner Khan *The Missing - series II (2016
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) * Luther - series III (2013
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) *Run (2012 Acme Films for
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) *
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(2012
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) * Hustle (TV series) VII, final episode (2012 Kudos Film and Television /
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) * The Borgias (2011 TV series), ( Showtime /
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) * Londyńczycy (2008 TVP1) * Waking the Dead, (2008
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) * Spooks, (2007 Kudos Film and Television /
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)


Theatre

*An Adventure, Bush Theatre, 2018 *The Captive Queen,
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/ Shakespeare's Globe, 2018 * Disgraced, The English Theatre Frankfurt, 2016 *The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes,
Arcola Theatre Arcola Theatre is in the London Borough of Hackney. It presents plays, operas and musicals featuring established and emerging artists. The theatre building, in the former Colourworks paint factory on Ashwin Street, Dalston, houses two studio ...
, 2014 * The Riots,
Tricycle Theatre The Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle Theatre) is a theatre located in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Since 1980, the theatre has presented a wide range of plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the area, as well as n ...
, 2012 *On the Record, Arcola Theatre, 2011 *Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, Ambassadors Theatre, 2004 *
Midnight's Children ''Midnight's Children'' is the second novel by Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape with cover design by Bill Botten, about India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and partition. It is a pos ...
,
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, 2003


Radio

*Fall of the Shah, BBC Radio Drama, 2019 *The Bethlehem Murders, BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2018 *Tommies: 11 November 1917 (S8E2), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017 *Tommies: 10 November 1917 (S8E1), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017 *
Midnight's Children ''Midnight's Children'' is the second novel by Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape with cover design by Bill Botten, about India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and partition. It is a pos ...
, BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017 *Tommies: 2 December 1916 (S5E4), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2016


Other

*
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, Larian Studios, 2023 * Watch Dogs: Legion, Ubisoft, 2020


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasalingam, Selva Living people English people of Tamil descent Actors from the London Borough of Haringey Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 21st-century British male actors 1968 births Male actors from London People from Tottenham