Jonathan Roumie is an American actor best known for his role as Jesus in The Chosen, a crowd-funded television series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. He is also a voice artist.
Roumie was born on July 1, 1974 in New York City where he was also raised. His father is Egyptian,...
Jonathan Roumie is an American actor best known for his role as Jesus in The Chosen, a crowd-funded television series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. He is also a voice artist.
Roumie was born on July 1, 1974 in New York City where he was also raised. His father is Egyptian, his paternal grandfather was born in Syria, and his mother is Irish. Roumie is a practicing Catholic; while he was baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church, Roumie converted to Catholicism after moving from New York to its suburbs. He holds a degree in film from the School of Visual Arts.
Roumie has appeared in television shows such as The Good Wife, As the World Turns, and Castle. He is known for his portrayal of Jesus in The Chosen. He played the character of Christ for the first time in a touring multi-media project about the life of St. Faustina called Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy and subsequently in 'Once we were Slaves/The Two Thieves'. Roumie is also the co-producer, co-director and lead actor of The Last Days: The Passion and Death of Jesus, a live performance about the passion of Christ.
His voice-over work includes the video games Evolve, Mafia II & III, and The Darkness II. Roumie has voiced several characters in the MTV series Celebrity Deathmatch.
Roumie started as a production assistant and was the location scout for Spider Man, National Treasure and I Am Legend.[13] His first original song, "Outta Time", was released in Europe for the album Unbreakable, which he co-produced.
Formerly, he was involved in an entertainment fellowship for Christian entertainment professionals.
Roumie has been a ministry leader and has served as an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion within the Catholic Church. He is a strong advocate of the sacraments, ecumenism, humility and charity. He serves on the board of Catholics in Media associates. In 2020, he was nominated for a Papal knighthood, the Order of St. Gregory the Great. He was also named one of Aletia's "10 Catholics who restored our faith in humanity" in 2021 and made it onto Our Sunday Visitor's list of Catholics of the Year in 2022. He lives in Los Angeles. He is pro-life.
