Selva Rasalingam is a British actor. He has appeared on stage in

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and for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has made many appearances in UK television series including '' Doctor Who'', '' Luther'' and ''

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'', and on film including ''

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'', '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' and ''

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'' in which he was a member of the stunts cast. He played the role of

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...

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) 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

Selva Rasalingam was born in

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to a Tamil father and English mother. He trained at the

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(1988–91),

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Career

Rasalingam portrayed

in ''The Gospel of John'' and the other three Gospels 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. His other stage appearances include ''An Adventure'' by

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( The Bush Theatre) ''Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom'' in the West End, the award-winning '' The Riots'' (

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), and Amir in Pulitzer-Prize winning play '' Disgraced'' (

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Performances

Filmography

The Way of the Wind ''The Way of the Wind'' is an upcoming epic biblical drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and produced by Josh Jeter. Starring Géza Röhrig as Jesus, the film retells his story. Alongside Rohrig, Mark Rylance stars as Satan, Matthi ...

(2022 film), as Jeroboam *

(2018 film), as Sabri * The Intent 2: The Come Up (2018 film), as Mehmet * Profile (2018 film), as Nabil *The Mummy (2017 film), as King Menehptre *The Gospel of Matthew (2016 film), as Jesus *The Gospel of Mark (2016 film), as Jesus *The Gospel of Luke (2016 film), as Jesus *

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, as James *

The Gospel of John (2014 film) ''The Gospel of John'' is a 2014 biblical film directed by David Batty with Selva Rasalingam in the role of Jesus. The film is an adaption of the Gospel of John, the fourth book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. The film was initially ...

, as Jesus *

(2012 film), as Silva's Mercenary *

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, as Fawwaz *The Devil's Double (2011 film), as Rokan * Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010 film), as Persian Captain *Man About Dog (2005 film), as Sheik Aga Fayed * I Am Slave TV drama 2004, as Amir

Television

*Doc Martin (2022 TV series) Buffalo Pictures / ITV as Professor Naveen Shukla *Tikkoun (2022 TV series) Curiosa Films /

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as The American *Cœurs Noirs (2022 TV series)

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/ Mandarin Télévision / Prime Video as Major Hadar *Ten Percent (2022 TV series) (2022

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) as Mark * The Good Karma Hospital (2022 ITV) as Amit *

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(2020 ITV) as Ari Mahmod * Cursed (2020

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) as Dizier * Doctors (2019 BBC) as Dave Masters *Versailles (2018 BBC /

), as Barek * Eastenders (2018 BBC), as

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* Strike Back: Retribution (2018

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/ Sky), as General Farid *Silent Witness - series 21 (2018 BBC), as Asst. Commissioner Khan *The Missing - series II (2016 BBC), as Azad * Luther - series III (2013 BBC), as Craig Lane *Run (2012 Acme Films for

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), as Rakesh * Doctor Who (2012 BBC), as Ranjit *

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VII, final episode (2012 Kudos Film and Television / BBC), as Barir *

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, (

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/ Sky Atlantic), as Tommaso Carracci * Londyńczycy (2008

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), as Zayed Rampal * Waking the Dead, (2008 BBC), as Rashid * Spooks, (2007

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/ BBC), as Ranjit

Theatre

*An Adventure,

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, 2018, as Older Rasik *The Captive Queen, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse /

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, 2018, as Soleyman * Disgraced,

, 2016, as Amir *The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes, Arcola Theatre, 2014, as Kevin/Khaled * The Riots,

, 2012, as Mohammed Hammoudan *On the Record, Arcola Theatre, 2011, as Lasantha Wickrematunge * Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, Ambassadors Theatre, 2004, as Moazzam Begg * Midnight's Children, Royal Shakespeare Company, 2003, as Shiva

Radio

*Fall of the Shah, BBC Radio Drama, 2019, as

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*The Bethlehem Murders, BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2018, as Jihad Awdeh *Tommies: 11 November 1917 (S8E2), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017, as Ibrahim Habachi *Tommies: 10 November 1917 (S8E1), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017, as Ibrahim Habachi * Midnight's Children, BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017, as Zagallo / Brigadier Iskander *Tommies: 2 December 1916 (S5E4), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2016, as Hassan Chaoush

Other

* Watch Dogs: Legion, Ubisoft, 2020, Actor (voice)

References

External links

*
Selva Rasalingam
on The Spotlight
Selva Rasalingam voice websiteVoice agent's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rasalingam, Selva Living people English people of Tamil descent People from Tottenham Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1968 births