JONATHAN ROUMIE (THE CHOSEN Season 4): “Playing Jesus has increased my Faith”

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SUCOPRESS/Raquel Laguna. Actor Jonathan Roumie returns to play Jesus in THE CHOSEN Season 4. In this interview, Jonathan talks about his character and about in which way playing Jesus has impacted his personal life. THE CHOSEN is a groundbreaking historical drama based on the life of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie), seen through the eyes of those who knew him. Set against the backdrop of Roman oppression in first-century Israel, the seven-season show shares an authentic and intimate look at Jesus’ revolutionary life and teachings. THE CHOSEN Season 4 will continue its successful portrayal of Jesus Christ's life. Jonathan Roumie, Shara Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, George H. Xanthis, Noah James, Nick Shakoor, Giavani Cairo, Shaan Sharma, Lara Silva, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Brandon Potter, Kirk B. R. Woller, Jordan Walker Ross, David Amito y Luke Dimyan return to the series.

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00:00 Why did you want to step into the role of Jesus?

00:04 It was offered to me and so I I had to take it

00:09 I needed to work and I love Jesus and so it just seemed like a great fit

00:15 And I'm glad I did here. We are four seasons later. What was the biggest challenge for you?

00:21 playing Jesus

00:24 I think the biggest challenge came this season

00:28 Telling the stories that we had to tell this season

00:31 There's there's a lot going on in season four. There's a lot of storylines that take various turns

00:39 some a little harder than others so

00:43 It was a emotionally charged season for for not just for me

00:49 But for all of us in which way playing Jesus has impacted your personal life. It's increased my faith

00:56 Playing Jesus has deepened my faith

00:58 Made me want to be more like him in my personal life. I think I think that's how it's most impacted me

01:06 And what have you learned from him?

01:08 that he is

01:11 Merciful and gracious and forgiving

01:14 But it takes work to be a follower of Jesus. What can the audience expect from these four seasons?

01:22 I think they can expect a lot of the unexpected with some of our storylines

01:28 I think they can expect to see the tensions getting

01:31 stronger between the disciples and the authorities and the Romans and

01:36 Jesus in is in the center of it all

01:39 Trying to keep everybody calm, but also knowing that he has a mission to fulfill and the only way to get there

01:48 Where he needs to go

01:50 Is by possibly upsetting a lot of powerful people

01:54 How is the vibe working on set with the rest of the cast with the crew?

01:59 You must be a big family by now. Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's been great. It's been

02:04 Probably one of if not the best set experience that I've ever had

02:09 everybody is just so close and supportive of each other and

02:13 yeah, it is it's a big family from from all different backgrounds and walks of life and

02:20 And we get along great people identify with so many of these different characters and the struggles that they go through

02:27 That we've never really seen

02:29 Depicted before in this way in ways that are relatable to a modern-day audience. So I think that's what really

02:37 Connects them to the story and to its characters

02:41 How important are shows like the chosen now, especially with everything is happening in the world

02:50 I think it's important to always offer people hope and encouragement and

02:55 I think our show aims to do that by telling the story of Jesus and and his followers

03:01 Thank you so much. Thank you so much

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