Actor Jonathan Roumie became a global sensation after “The Chosen,” the TV drama about Jesus and his disciples, became a massive success following its 2017 premiere.
Roumie, who portrays Christ and is currently filming the series’ fifth season, is a fan favorite who has helped bring some of the New Testament’s most consequential moments to the small screen.
He told CBN News during a red-carpet interview at the KLOVE Fan Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday that playing Jesus has made him “want to be more like [Christ]” each and every day.
“The more time you spend with Him, the more unavoidable it is that He’s going to have an effect on your heart, no matter who you are, where you’ve come from,” Roumie said. “Even if you’re already a believer like I was going into these projects, it just deepens, exponentially, your wish to kind of know Him on a much more spiritually fundamental level, emotionally fundamental level, physically fundamental level.”
Like everything else, Roumie said the Jesus role has also brought some challenges, citing fame as one of those struggles, particularly in how people process him.
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